A Mother's Journey
On a cold winter's night in January of 1856 Margaret Garner fled across the frozen Ohio River to Cincinnati with her husband and four children. She was hoping to escape from her life as a slave, but the journey did not go as planned.
On a cold winter's night in January of 1856 Margaret Garner fled across the frozen Ohio River to Cincinnati with her husband and four children. She was hoping to escape from her life as a slave, but the journey did not go as planned.
The story of Margaret Garner and her family is one of horror and tragedy. Were her actions warranted that night? I invite you to take a trip back in time; a time where slavery was legal and the masters were cruel. A time where there were no legal rights for blacks, slave or free. This was a time when Margaret had to make an unthinkable choice for her children...death or freedom.