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Mother of Freedom
Ben Z. Rose
其他書名
Mumbet and the Roots of Abolition
出版TreeLine Press, 2020-03-20
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralHistory / United States / General
ISBN09789123309780978912338
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Mm9jzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋As the Revolutionary War drew to a close, a black slave known as Mumbet summoned the courage to take her owner to court in a bid for her freedom. Though slavery in the New England town in which she lived had been legal for more than 100 years, Mumbet sought help from Theodore Sedgwick, an ambitous 33 year old attorney who agreed to take her case. Their quiet success set in motion a sequence of events that would topple an established way of life. As a free woman Mum Bett would protect Sedgwick's family during the Shays' Rebellion, a test of civil authority that shook a fragile government to its roots. She also became a second mother to Sedgwick's children, as he pursued a career in Congress, and his wife Pamela experienced the anguish of mental depression. As we search for insight into those who planted the first seeds of abolition, Mumbet's courage and conviction act as an inspiration, and a reminder of the tremendous strength required to uproot American slavery.