Run Away To Glory: Helen's Story

In “Run Away to Glory,” Elizabeth Palm and George Holt bring alive the heroism and heartbreak in the era surrounding the Civil War. It’s a story about slavery and all the evils that slaves had to endure until some had the courage to throw off the yoke and run away to freedom—many seeking family members previously torn apart on the auction block. Abolitionist speakers show audiences how slaves barely manage to last through horrific punishments. Learn of the Underground Railroad as it intruded upon a Vermont farm woman married to a devout Quaker. He gets caught up in his compelling need to assist slaves to freedom. Amid the daily chores of a farm wife, Helen tries to ignore unspeakable cruelties too foreign for her to accept. She is at odds with husband, Joshua, since he insists he must help runaway slaves by doing more than just escorting them to the next safe house. Helen says, “No. You belong here on the farm with your sons. Why borrow trouble?” Yet, the 1850’s bring trouble to her door. Daisy Corinda, Jedediah, Belinda, Caspar, Rufus and Jeremiah are some who enter her life. Whether she’s ready or not, Helen witnesses the tragedies and occasional humorous events, in all the rushing turmoil of the times. See, through Helen's eyes how this story unfolds. Especially see what goes on when she’s called to her sister Lily’s farm in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Her sister is sick, but little does she know that this fine house, much grander than her plain home back in Vermont, is actually a hornet’s nest she’s stepped into and will have difficulty escaping from. Joshua writing for a local newspaper in Randolph, Vermont, portrays the north and south’s justification for keeping slavery alive. Southern plantation owners claim, “At least their ‘workers’ are out in sunny fields with fresh air and get free room and board.” Yet up north, mill owners entice young Vermont girls to leave home to work in cotton mills in nearby Massachusetts. These ‘factory girls’ tell of horrendous working conditions and supervised living rules, as they spin that same cotton picked by slaves, into cloth on their power looms. They find no real time for themselves, while room and board gets deducted from their meager pay, leaving little to send back to their parents in Vermont. This is a time in American history that many tend to ignore or perhaps hope to forget. But it’s a chapter in our history that’s here to stay. It’s a story of unsung heroes, some who gave their life. This was the start of civil rights and the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—so long forbidden— for those in servitude. This graphic novel will tug at your heartstrings, so it’s best to keep a supply of tissues handy.

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