Unveiling the epic tale of Thomas Smallwood, 'Flee North' chronicles the life of a man born into the shackles of slavery who rose to emancipate himself and lead countless others to freedom's embrace. With the heart of an abolitionist and the acumen of a writer, Smallwood, alongside activist Charles Torrey, orchestrated mass escapes from the thrall of the mid-19th century slave trade surrounding the heart of American power—the U.S. Capitol. Squaring off against the era's most notorious slave trader, Hope Slatter, Smallwood gambled with his liberation to dismantle what he deemed 'the most inhuman system.' His satirical columns in newspapers lampooned the very architects of slavery, making him a historical figure deserving of remembrance against the continuing backdrop of racial injustice.