This paper attempts to evenhandedly cover both the possibility of abuse in the relationship from both sides as well as the ability of Alice and Channing Lewis to cross sociocultural racial boundaries.
From the Paper:
""Love Across the Color Lines" is a project that captures the interracial romance between Alice Hanley and Channing Lewis in the early 1900's. Horowitz, a genuine historian, shows intellectual honesty in her analysis of these letters, objectively chronicling both the ups and the downs of Channing and Alice's relationship to each other and the society that they lived in. Although their story was not without it's hurdles, the relationship is a unique and touching example of love across racial boundaries."