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1865-1877)MarriageSlaveryFictionAfrican American FamiliesReconstruction (U.S. HistoryAfrican AmericansJuvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African AmericanLibertyJuvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19Th CenturySlavesJuvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)Juvenile FictionChildren'S FictionMarriage Customs And RitesBrooms And Brushes
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Ellen's broom
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.