It's the form of a verb used non-finitely, with or without the particle "to". To walk is an infinitive.
<span>The cat was scared she ran.
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Answer: in 1775 Effia marries James Collins, the British governor at cape Coast Castle.
In 1787 Esi's daughter is sold; mother and daughter never see each other again.
In 1964 Willie's son Sonny abandons the civil rights movement and sinks into heroin addiction.