ESSAY: HOW MIGRANTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE REVIVING THE ETHOS OF THE 19TH-CENTURY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
In an article first published on The Conversation, MAURICE STIERL, of the University of Warwick, looks at how the concept of the ‘underground railroad’ is being revived to help the displaced…
FILM: HARRIET TUBMAN, IN MOVIE AND REAL LIFE, GUIDED BY FAITH IN FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on a new film telling the story iconic American figure Harriet Tubman and her fight against slavery…
Harriet Tubman’s Canadian church seeks help for repairs
RNS The Salem Chapel. PICTURE: Apple789/Wikipedia/Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 A century and a half ago, a new Canadian church gave fleeing slaves a place to worship. Now the sanctuary that welcomed Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman and other escapees needs help itself. The dwindling membership of Salem Chapel, a British Methodist Episcopal church just […]