Stealing Away to the Hush/Brush Harbor
Let's talk about it. π©πΎπ« Did you know that plantation owners forced their slaves to attend church? It wasn't to teach them about the love of God. Their preachers emphasized obedience, subservience, and hard work. The objective was to reinforce the slaveowner's control and dominance over the enslaved people. π©πΎπ« Did you know there were also enslaved preachers? Some were allowed to move between neighboring plantations to preach to the slaves. While building my family tree π³, I found that my family has been saturated with preachers throughout history. I've learned my great-granduncle, Zachariah Butler, moved between neighboring plantations in Georgia, preaching to enslaved people. I have met his descendants and some are also preachers today. The enslaved preachers had permission to preach to the slaves but their sermons were monitored and restricted by the slaveowners. The enslaved people had to steal away into forest clearings--hush/bush ...