April 1791 On the Ohio River, near Louisville, Kentucky Sophia cast a squinting glance through the early morning mist across the swift yet smooth currents of the Ohio River. Only the wake of the ferry carrying them and all their worldly belongings disturbed the otherwise peaceful waters as they made this last major crossing on their way north to a country as unknown to them as it remained unknown to any person from back home in Virginia. On the maps she and Isaac had seen, the words “Northwest Territory” seemed at the same time both enticing and uncertain. But there, Isaac assured her, was freedom: freedom from the life of slavery they had known until now, freedom to start their own family and make a life all their own, where prejudice, they hoped, would not always be snapping at their heels.
Fit for Freedom (Part 1)
Fit for Freedom (Part 1)
Fit for Freedom (Part 1)
April 1791 On the Ohio River, near Louisville, Kentucky Sophia cast a squinting glance through the early morning mist across the swift yet smooth currents of the Ohio River. Only the wake of the ferry carrying them and all their worldly belongings disturbed the otherwise peaceful waters as they made this last major crossing on their way north to a country as unknown to them as it remained unknown to any person from back home in Virginia. On the maps she and Isaac had seen, the words “Northwest Territory” seemed at the same time both enticing and uncertain. But there, Isaac assured her, was freedom: freedom from the life of slavery they had known until now, freedom to start their own family and make a life all their own, where prejudice, they hoped, would not always be snapping at their heels.