Margaret Garner was the runaway Slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery.
Taylor brilliantly captures her circumstances and her transformation from a murdering mother.
In Driven Toward Madness, Nikki M.
Yet, her life has defied solid historical treatment.
Her story has inspired Toni Morrison\'s Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.
Margaret Garner was the runaway Slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery