“I’m going to freedom,” Jeremiah said to himself over and over again. He was a young and fragile twelve-year-old boy. All you could hear as the days went by were enslaved people crying and getting whipped, just like him. There was no such thing as “freedom” in America during the 1800s. He felt every drop of blood, sweat, and tear that poured from his body. Jeremiah knew that he only had two options: stand up for himself or escape to the north. He realized that his first option wasn’t a smart idea, so he tried escaping to the north. He decided to bring his friends along with him. He sent letters to Johnny, Madeline, and Zack to join him on his escape.
Every night, they would meet together in the woods. They tried to make progress escaping, …show more content…
Then one day, Jeremiah heard word that a woman named Harriet Tubman was helping slaves escape to Canada. He wrote letters to his friends saying, “I have found hope!”
One night after Jeremiah told his friends about Harriet Tubman and her plans to help enslaved adults and children to freedom, they tried to find her in the woods. As they walked on, Johnny whispered, “Look, everybody, I see someone!” The kids were not sure whether this lady was Harriet, but they went towards her anyway.
As the lady saw them walking closer, she asked, “What are you kids doing here?”
Jeremiah replied, “Excuse me, ma’am, but do you go by the name of Harriet Tubman?”
She hesitated and said, “Well, yes, yes, I do.”
The next night, Jeremiah and his friends were in the woods with their candles lit. “You sure Harriet’s coming back tonight?” Zack asked.
“She must!” Madeline replied.
When Harriet finally showed up, she whispered, “Are you guys ready?”
Madeline replied, “Ma’am, we have no family, what else are we missin’?”
Harriet responded, “All right then, let’s go!”
They went along the woods until they saw daylight. Somehow, they knew they were free. There was no crying or people enslaved in chains. As they walked along, Jeremiah spoke freely saying, “I knew we would make it!” . . . or so he
Every night, they would meet together in the woods. They tried to make progress escaping, …show more content…
Then one day, Jeremiah heard word that a woman named Harriet Tubman was helping slaves escape to Canada. He wrote letters to his friends saying, “I have found hope!”
One night after Jeremiah told his friends about Harriet Tubman and her plans to help enslaved adults and children to freedom, they tried to find her in the woods. As they walked on, Johnny whispered, “Look, everybody, I see someone!” The kids were not sure whether this lady was Harriet, but they went towards her anyway.
As the lady saw them walking closer, she asked, “What are you kids doing here?”
Jeremiah replied, “Excuse me, ma’am, but do you go by the name of Harriet Tubman?”
She hesitated and said, “Well, yes, yes, I do.”
The next night, Jeremiah and his friends were in the woods with their candles lit. “You sure Harriet’s coming back tonight?” Zack asked.
“She must!” Madeline replied.
When Harriet finally showed up, she whispered, “Are you guys ready?”
Madeline replied, “Ma’am, we have no family, what else are we missin’?”
Harriet responded, “All right then, let’s go!”
They went along the woods until they saw daylight. Somehow, they knew they were free. There was no crying or people enslaved in chains. As they walked along, Jeremiah spoke freely saying, “I knew we would make it!” . . . or so he