Toad in the Mud

What Happens When You Wake Up 65 Years Late- And Are No Longer a Second-Class Citizen? In 1932, Emma Mae Brown-a young, pregnant Southern black woman-thought she was signing up for some quick cash. The task seemed simple: Go to sleep for a couple weeks as part of a government-funded research project. It was all part of a secret contingency plan designed to keep key Americans alive for an indefinite period of time without undue hardship on the body-like frogs hibernating in the mud during lo...