"Freedom was what they sought. Struggle was what they had lived through"

"Freedom was what they sought. Struggle was what they had lived through"- Apex Hide the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"He left a trail of sawdust wherever he went"

"He left a trail of sawdust wherever he went" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"And if you get lost, just look for yourself"

"And if you get lost, just look for yourself" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"He shook the man's hand. Moist was the word"

"He shook the man's hand. Moist was the word" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"He knew how things worked again"

"He knew how things worked again" - Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

"It was a yard wide, half as much tall ... it didn't do much"

"It was a yard wide, half as much tall ... it didn't do much" - The Gangsters by Colson Whitehead

"Zipping past the white fencing and rusting wire"

"Zipping past the white fencing and rusting wire" - The Gangsters by Colson Whitehead

"I smelled the sweetly muddy fumes of the potato fields"

"I smelled the sweetly muddy fumes of the potato fields" - The Gangsters by Colson Whitehead

"We were so grateful just to be there"

"We were so grateful just to be there" - The Gangsters by Colson Whitehead