Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom

There is a river called Bok Chitto that cuts through Mississippi. In the days before the War Between the States, in the days before the Trail of Tears, Bok Chitto was a boundary. On one side of the river lived the Choctaws. On the other side lived the plantation owners & their slaves. If a slave escaped & made his way across Bok Chitto, the slave was free." Thus begins "Crossing Bok Chitto," told by award-winning Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle & brought to life with the rich illustrations of Jeanne Rorex Bridges. Ages 9-12.