Aching and perceptive, ‘The Water Dancer’ is an essential read
Ta-Nehisi Coates, the winner of a long list of awards for his nonfiction books and articles as well as the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, returns with a volume of historical fiction. “The Water Dancer” tells the story of Hiram Walker, a young man who flees bondage in the American South only to return as part of the organized underground efforts to free enslaved people.
The Underground,
