Thanks for the feedback, Bill
On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 6:50 PM Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Important thing for sure, the Freedom Train, Patrick. I can’t see how what
> you have written here, however, justifies the lineage you choose. It reads
> more like a an essay, much telling.
>
> Bill
>
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 3:37 am, Dr. Patrick Blessinger <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > *Freedom Train*
> >
> > To Harriet Tubman
> >
> > By Patrick Blessinger
> >
> >
> >
> > “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have
> within
> > you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to
> > change the world.”
> >
> > - Harriet Tubman
> >
> >
> >
> > The long, winding, and uncertain
> >
> > road to freedom ran north. For
> >
> > millions of burdened people who
> >
> > lived in harsh bondage, the dream
> >
> > of one day riding on the freedom
> >
> > train – the Underground Railroad –
> >
> > provided a glint of hope and solace
> >
> > in an otherwise inhumane existence.
> >
> > Along with the assistance of other
> >
> > brave souls who risked their lives
> >
> > so the captives could breathe the air
> >
> > of freedom, the heroic Harriet Tubman
> >
> > served as conductor of the freedom
> >
> > train and helped thousands of people
> >
> > suffering from oppression to escape
> >
> > the wretched shackles of bondage.
> >
> >
> >
> > The freedom train was not made
> >
> > of wood and steel and it did not run
> >
> > on tracks and wheels, but rather,
> >
> > it was an escape network of secret
> >
> > routes and safe houses, guided by
> >
> > the North Star, and led by the daring
> >
> > fearlessness of Harriet Tubman –
> >
> > the courageous Moses of her time.
> >
> >
> > --
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