FollowingTheirJourney
Afterbeingcaptured,MaryandEmilyweretakentoLouisiana.Yet,therewasanoutbreakofyellowfeverthere.MaryandEmilywerevaluable“property.”Slavetradersdidn’twantthemtogetsick.So,theysentthembacktoWashington,D.C.There,abolitionistsraisedmoneytobuytheirfreedom.It worked!
Aftertheybecamefree,theyworkedtofreetheirbrothers.IlearnedfromrecordsthatarichmaninNewYorkhelpedfreeRichard.EmilyraisedmoneytofreeEphraim.Samuelescaped.Johnwastheonlybrotherwhonevermadeithome.Hestayedin Louisiana.
TellingTheirStory
Ihaddonealotofresearch.Ihadusedmanysources.Now,IknewthefullstoryofthePearl.Iwroteabookaboutit.Ifyou’dliketoknowwhatIlearned,youcanreadit.It’scalledEscapeonthe Pearl.
ThePearl escapehelpedchangehistory.Itmadepeoplewanttoendslavery.ThelivesofMary,Emily,andtheirbrotherswereforeverchanged,too.TheirstoryispartofthestoryofAmerica.Tellingitkeepstheirhistory alive.
authorMaryKay Ricks
