Holding On With Both Hands
Ray and I are in Virginia, where later this morning, we have the privilege of joining our oldest nephew and his family in a ceremony in which he is to receive a great honor. With joy we have watched as the little boy…
Ray and I are in Virginia, where later this morning, we have the privilege of joining our oldest nephew and his family in a ceremony in which he is to receive a great honor. With joy we have watched as the little boy…
Ray and I had an unexpected mini-adventure in Alaska. On the day that we took a day tour of Denali National Park, the tour bus stopped for lunch at the Kantishna Roadhouse (a restaurant owned by a Native Alaskan corporation). After lunch the staff gave…
Abolitionists are gathered for a meeting in the Phillips home. The complacent Christian that Adelaide Walker had talked to under her umbrella is a visitor tonight. Adelaide stands on a stool to tell the group about her recent narrow escape. Two slave…
On a Cincinnati street, slave catchers talk about why slaves keep coming when so many get sent back. They also discuss the $500 reward for a man and a boy who have run away and the $3,000 reward offered for the…
The lights come up dimly at the beginning of Act II of Free at Last, revealing slaves laboring in a field. While they work they sing a song with a double meaning: Steal away, steal away, Oh, steal away to Jesus. Steal…
Cynthia Collins sits quietly in her parlor while her daughter Mary runs screaming into the room because her little brother Frank wants her to kiss a frog. Cynthia tells Frank: Frank drawls, “Yes, Mother,” and reluctantly obeys. As Mary and her sister Elizabeth discuss the tardiness of their…