Really interesting and enlightening perspective of Philadelphia in the 1830s and the diverse population of Black Americans, as well as the volatile political perspective towards slavery and riots at the time. 

It’s crazy to me how many ebbs and flows the anti-slavery movement had - how you could have such stark differences in how black people were treated and lived across different states and cities - and how long it took to really make significant change. And even that took decades longer post-civil war with segregation. 

I liked reading from the 3 women’s perspectives, each in different life circumstances, though the first 2/3 of the book was rather slow and sometimes repetitive. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.