Long Journey Home Author:Julius Lester People make history. These six true stories from black history are about ordinary people and their extraordinary lives. First, there's Rambler, the lonely blues singer who never found a home. Then Ben, the "perfect" slave. Jake and Mandy, forced apart when she is sold like a bale of cotton. There's Lo... more »uis, who escaped on the Underground Railroad. Bob, a black cowboy who moved and thought as a wild horse. And the group of slaves who walked straight into the sea, on the long journey home to their gods. « less