Jug-Or-Not is a novel written by Julia McNair Wright and published in 1870. The story is set in the mid-19th century in the rural South and follows the lives of two main characters, a young white girl named Nellie and a young black boy named Jug. Nellie is the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, while Jug is a slave on the same plantation. Despite their different social statuses, Nellie and Jug form a close friendship that is tested by the prejudices...