Lesson: Is it Breaking the Law?
By Kristina, posted on September 8th, 2009.Filed under: Lessons and Activities
Tagged as: People In Societies, Underground Railroad and the Abolitionist Movement.
Topic: People in Societies
Lesson: Is It Breaking the Law? (140 k)
Rev. John Mahan, Rev. John Rankin, and others in Brown County, Ohio were not just making a choice to help slaves to freedom; they were making a conscious choice to break the law. This not only put them in danger of going to jail but also their family (some were left destitute).