Rhoda of the Underground

"Rhoda of the Underground" by Florence Finch Kelly is a story set in a time when America was divided over slavery. It follows Rhoda Ware, a young woman who starts to question what's right and wrong as the country heads towards the Civil War. At first, the book shows Rhoda living a normal life with her family, especially her sister Charlotte, but things get complicated when she learns about the Underground Railroad, a secret network helping slaves escape to freedom. Her dad is against slavery, but she is also in love with Jefferson Delavan, who owns slaves. When Rhoda meets a slave running away, she has to decide what she believes in, and this decision changes her life as she decides the kind of person she wants to be.

Florence Finch Kelly was an American feminist, suffragist, journalist and author of novels and short stories.