A story of slavery in the deep south. Lydia is biracial slave with green eyes and red hair the result of the "master" sleeping with her Mother. She wants freedom badly and has run away twice. She marries a black slave although it's not a legal marriage as slaves arent allowed to marry. After she feels he doesnt want to help her run for freedom, she goes to a plantation where she'd met a young man when with her white friend. She'd impersonated a white lady and got away with it that night so decided to do so again. It resulted in the young plantation owner inviting her to stay and proposing marriage. She discovers his strong hatred of blacks and realizes she'd never be free with him as a husband and runs finding her "husband" again.

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