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Two runaways—one white, one black, one free, one yearning to be—converge in pre-Civil War Philadelphia where they are united through music. James partners with local musicians to form a blackface minstrel group. Joseph, an escapee from a Virginia plantation who goes by the name of Henry, plays banjo on the streets. With James's daring plan, the two propel the lagging...Log In or Sign Up to Read More