Topics:<\/b> Courage; Freedom; Rescue; Risk<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Joshua 1:9; Philippians 4:13<\/p>\n
After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849, she immediately became involved in the abolitionist movement, organizing meetings and speaking against slavery. But that wasn\u2019t enough; she returned to the South to help other slaves find freedom. If she had been caught, she would have been thrown back into slavery or killed as an example to other runaways.<\/p>\n
Tubman returned to the South nineteen times to rescue some three hundred fellow slaves. Each trip became riskier as slave catchers became more aware of her. But each time with God\u2019s help, she said, she evaded the authorities.<\/p>\n
\u2014Matt Donnelly, \u201cBlack Moses: The Mystical Faith and No-Nonsense Tactics of the Underground Railroad,\u201d Christian History and Biography<\/i> (April 1, 1999)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Courage; Freedom; Rescue; Risk References: Joshua 1:9; Philippians 4:13 After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849, she immediately became involved in the abolitionist movement, organizing meetings and speaking against slavery. But that wasn\u2019t enough; she returned to the South to help other slaves find freedom. If she had been caught, she would have … Continue reading “HELPING
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