Ellen's broom
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Ellen has always known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the courthouse when the marriage becomes legal.
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It has been announced that former slaves living as man and wife can now be legally married, and Ellen's parents, who jumped the broom as slaves, the only legal way slaves were allowed to be united, have gone with many other couples to the courthouse to register their marriage. The family keeps the broom as a symbol in their home.
The block print illustrations are striking in this book, and the story is beautifully told.
