A Modern Moses

The story that I am about to tell is not new. It is, however, one that has been forgotten. Yet, it is a story that should be remembered, for it is the tale of the struggle of a woman to secure human rights for her people. The account itself deals with the life of one individual, but it is a recognized fact that an individual is often symbolic of the hopes, the aspirations, and the yearnings of a whole people. In this age of ours when there is a definite striving for an understanding amongst nations, and peoples, and races, such as the world has not witnessed heretofore, the life of Harriet Tubman will hold interest for many. The Negro especially has reason to know and to be proud of the history of Harriet Tubman. The Negro inherits the human characteristics of hero-worship, yet he has had little opportunity of appreciating the deeds of his own race. He has suffered from discrimination over so long a period that he himself has seldom looked for greatness in his own race. He has adopted that contemptuous attitude held by the Hebrews of ancient times, Can anything of good come out of Nazareth

Archaeology · Political science · Underground Railroad · History · Law · Literature: history, themes, analysis

• Harriet Tubman

  Dann J Broyld•Meridians•2014

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