Having hard times seem like falling in a well of absolute darkness; and that with each passing day you are sinking deeper and deeper. You find it hard to sleep and even breathe. You spend time crippled by anxiety to the point of immobilization. Life is fragile. Hard times are inevitable. At one time or another, we ...
1853-01-03 New York, USA / Regain your Freedom / Deine Freiheit Zurückgewinnen / Recupere sua Liberdade / Recupera tu Libertad
Before the general emancipation of American slaves during the Civil War, many secured their own freedom through escape, self-purchase, or being freed by the slaveholder. The conditions of 'former slave' and 'freeman' did not occur simultaneously for many slaves, psychologically or in reality. Runaways who arrived in free territory were 'fugitives' with an ambiguous status for weeks ...