The Runaways

through? It is a secret system that aids runaway slaves to escape to North and Canada. First, the “conductor”, who is the guide acts like a worker of the plantation and then the guide, helps the slave to escape from the slaveholder. Later, the “conductor” guides the fugitive to move from one station to another. The “stations” are secure places where fugitives can rest and eat, an alert is sent to the stationmaster to make the next movement. Also, runaways travel by train or boat only at night.…

direction that the moss grew on trees she made her way to the north. Harriet traveled through freezing rivers to hide her scent from search dogs; furthermore, wanted signs began to appear everywhere. Slave hunters sweep the land searching for the runaway. Harriet came across a barn where she thought that she could hide. A man entered the premises, and to Harriet’s surprise, he offered her a warm place to stay, food to fill her famished stomach, and new clothes. They created a plan to deceive…

3000 homes and stations that helped escaping slaves to travel from the south slave holding states to the northern states and Canada. The Fugitive Slave Act was a big part of the conflict between northern and southern slave states. It led to many runaway slaves in the border slave states. The Fugitive Slave Act had two components, one…

black because her mom is free. “‘Her runaway sister. I wonder what you’re worth.’” (41) The patroller thought that Dana was the runaway sister because he had never seen her before. Dana looked like a runaway to him since she was black and she was wearing clothes that looked like a man. Dana is unable to prove that she was a freewoman because she had no papers. Anything could happen to Dana now, like being sold into slavery and tortured for being a runaway. The Patroller could sell Dana into…

Evolution of Problem These days’ teens are coming out as LGBT in their early teens, as early as thirteen years of age. 1.6 million youth are homeless each year with 40% of them identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. These numbers are disproportionally high because 7% of the youth population in the United States is LGBT (“True Colors,” 2016). Each year $4.2 billion is spent on homeless assistance programs with less than 5% of this funding, $195 million, allocated for homeless…

(Whispers of Angels, Sharon K. Baker). The first of her many trips with runaway slaves had occurred earlier that year, during which Tubman helped her sister and her children to the northern states from Maryland. Following that trip, she made many more dangerous journeys to the South, using different methods to achieve a triumphant…

and staff. Community and clentclient needs have also played a role in how the agency functions (“About us,” n.d.). City House operates two major programs, My Friend’s House (MFH) and the Runaway Homeless Youth/Transitional Living program (RHY/TLP). My Friend’s House is a 24-hour, emergency shelter for runaway and abused children and youth between the ages of 0-17. The main reasons why children and youth end up staying at My Friend’s House include removal from their homes by Child Protective…

It provides the thoughts of the slaves towards Harriet and their attitudes towards escaping. The letter explains how some of the runaway slaves wanted to turn back and when Harriet heard of that she would kill them. She had one rule of her own, “which implied death to any who talked of giving out and going back.” This shows how important and risky their situation truly was considering…

also gave hope due to the disclosed information it had and the commitment it had to help slaves reach freedom. Larson said in her book that Tubman would threaten to kill any runaway slaves in the group if they had second thoughts on turning back on escaping (5). Many leaders of the railroad were extremely devoted to the runaways and they didn’t want people to figure out about the only gateway for the slaves to set out a new life that they were able to control and determine how they live their…

or offensive terms that are used against a race or religion. For example the book The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn is about a white boy named Huck, who fakes his death to escape his violent father and then goes down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. This book has been debated on whether it should be banned or not because of its overuse N-word. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned from the curriculum at Coldwater High School because it gives an accurate portrayal of…