Jacob Lawrence, Harriet Tubman Series (1939–40), No. 11 / Hampton University Museum. This
is one of 31 captioned panels telling the story of Tubman's life.

Goddu uses this as her cover image because it "makes visible the terrifying hand of slavery and oppression that hovers over the national landscape" and, in its horror, "points to the gothic's social engagement" (157, 158).

—D. Berthold