https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao Due on: en-us 2018-02-20 19:38:29 UTC 2025-12-31 05:31:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 3801883 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/233482831 I read about a lady (Harriet Tubman) that was "Leading the way to freedom" for slavery. As she turned 25, she lead around 300 people from slavery to freedom. After the civil war, Miss Tubman continued to fight for the freedom of hundreds of slaves.  feel proud and happy that their is a person strong and capable of leading hundreds of people to freedom in such a horrible disaster. ]]> 2018-02-20 19:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/233482831 3803848 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235561849 An interesting thing that I read was that the slave talking in the story was taken from his mother as a baby. This makes me feel very angry. I can’t believe that someone could be born a slave like that! I’m very amazed though, because in the text he explained that: “I was born a slave, but I don’t intend on dying one.” ]]> 2018-02-26 18:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235561849 3801883 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235565998 There was this man, Walter, that was born a slave in Virginia. He was sold to a tabacco field when he could not even walk. He slept in a horrible little cabin with an other family. He slept on the floor on a hay matress. I feel terrible that a humain being had to live in such awful conditions.]]> 2018-02-26 19:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235565998 melissabai157 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235567547 I read something that I am very proud of. I read about a black slave escaping. He said that he would follow the North Star to get to a country named Canada. He said that Canada is a place where Black people can live free. So i'm proud of being a Canadian and living here. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235567547 3804242 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235568371 I am very astonish to learn that Thomas Garrett, a white stationmaster, helped 3000 thousands slaves to travel through Delaware! He got caught helping them escape and had to pay  enormous fines. Even though he was left with almost nothing, he still continued in his slavery liberation project. I praise him for his courage and his determination that later brought success. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235568371 3803848 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235570962  Something that shocked me was the working hours. Some slaves had to wake up at 4 in the morning! They also had to work until it was too dark to see.They must be so tired, because in addition to their ridiculous working hours, they sleep on what seems to be a very uncomfortable bed. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235570962 3803848 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235571011 I found it quite weird how even people against slavery would turn in a black man running alone. If people did that, it must mean that rules were strict. The people in power must have really liked the idea of slavery. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235571011 3803848 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235571113 Slaves would hide under hay or blankets if the horse drawn wagons they were being hidden in didn't have a cover. The wagons were used to carry runaway slaves between safe houses. They were also hidden among crates or bag and there was sometimes even secret compartments at the bottom of the wagons. It's really great that people took the time to help the runaway slaves.]]> 2018-02-26 19:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235571113 3804242 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573007 After reading a short paragraph describing briefly the life of Harriet Tubman, a black slave, I am really shocked. She was able to escape but still came back to help her fellow slaves escaping. People from the South even offered $40,000$ for her capture but she still didn't back up! I specially admired her courage and her unbreakable determination.]]> 2018-02-26 19:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573007 3804242 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573065 I am very proud and happy to learn that Canada is an anti-discrimination country. Not only there is a law that abolish slavery, it also forbid slave catcher to cross the border. Therefore, many black communities install here. Canadians know how to respect every form of human species (more or less). ]]> 2018-02-26 19:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573065 3804242 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573125 Did you know that some slaves used clever disguises or tricks to fool the slave catchers? One of the best and famous trick of all was made by Henry Brown. He shifted himself in a box from Virginia to Philadelphia where an abolitionist was waiting for him. I am absolutely mind blown! It's a long and tough journey and yet, nobody found Brown during his trip! ]]> 2018-02-26 19:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235573125 melissabai157 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574355 I read about a Black men that finally reached freedom and he was talking about how he reached it. He said that he had to travel across Ohio like a spy and through the woods to not get seen. I think that they should be able to walk out freely and be proud of being a black men and not be ashamed. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574355 3801883 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574835 During the 1800's, people against slaverys spread their messages through-out books and news paper. One of the most famous anti-slvery news papers was THE LIBERATOR. It was founded in 1831 by an abilitionist named William Lloyd Garrison. i foud this very intersting in every way because I never new about this.]]> 2018-02-26 19:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574835 3801883 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574908 After weeks of traveling, a man finally arrived in Cleveland, Ohio. He can see amazing, great buildings as far as the eye can see. He meets a very nice gentleman that shows him around and invites him to his house. I thnk this act is kind and nice. Although, there are fugitive slaves and the people helping them. It is against the law to run away from slavery but it is good to help someone.]]> 2018-02-26 19:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235574908 melissabai157 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235576964 I read something that said that if a black men is spotted ALONE, he is a runaway and they will be captured and put over the barrels and beat till blood spills all over. I am absolutely terrified and mad about this. ]]> 2018-02-26 19:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235576964 melissabai157 https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235583357 2018-02-26 19:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/3801883/qi0opvn00qao/wish/235583357