The Northern Journey - African American History
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Running Head: AFRICAN AMERICA HISTORY 1
The Northern Journey
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date of Submission
The Northern Journey
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date of Submission
AFRICAN AMERICA HISTORY 2
Characters:
Lisa Walter (A friend of Walter’s)
James (Master)
Fannie (A mother to Walter)
Mary (A wife to Master)
Ernest (A father to Walter)
John
Granny (The oldest plantation servant)
Servants
Party
Man #I (Abolitionist)
Man #II (Abolitionist)
Characters:
Lisa Walter (A friend of Walter’s)
James (Master)
Fannie (A mother to Walter)
Mary (A wife to Master)
Ernest (A father to Walter)
John
Granny (The oldest plantation servant)
Servants
Party
Man #I (Abolitionist)
Man #II (Abolitionist)
AFRICAN AMERICA HISTORY 3
Scene I
Narrator:
It was not until the 1850’s and ‘60s that the renowned Underground Railroad got to its heights.
Such is a time when slaves originating from Africa in the United States formed means of escape.
They used a network of safe houses and secret routes to Free states. However, they could not do
so on their own. They got help from abolitionists known to be sympathetic to them and their
cause. In this story, we focus on Walter and his family. The story narrates how Walter and the
family decided to abolish plantation life for a free and better one.
It is by the riverside where Walter and his friends are playing. They are chasing each other. All
of a sudden, they hear a shout. Looking to see who it was, it is a man and the Overseer heading
their way. Walter then grabs Lisa’s hand and they decide to run in an opposite direction to the
intruders. The other children scatter.
(In the kitchen)
Walter: (He is rushing through the kitchen’s back door) Mother! Mother!
(Every servant in the vicinity stops what he or she is doing. They all freeze from the shout)
Fannie: (A bit startled) Hush Walter! (Wrapping him in her bosom) Why the ruckus?
Walter: Mother... I was by the riverside playing with Joseph, Lisa and other children when a
man and the overseer came along and dragged them off. Lisa and I got scared. They were going
to grab us too.
Fannie: (Looking at the other servants around) Where’s Lisa?
Walter: We split at the big Oak. She went searching for her mother.
Fannie: Worry not my child; nobody will bother you in here. Mama’s got you. You have the
freedom to stay as long you want.
Walter: (Nodding his head, he finds a stool and sits at the kitchen’s corner)
Fannie: (Waving at one of the servants to catch her attention) Girl...Please hand that boy over
there a piece of leftover bread.
(The servant rushes off to get Walter the piece of bread)
Walter: (Sits quietly and peacefully to consume his water and piece of bread)
Scene I
Narrator:
It was not until the 1850’s and ‘60s that the renowned Underground Railroad got to its heights.
Such is a time when slaves originating from Africa in the United States formed means of escape.
They used a network of safe houses and secret routes to Free states. However, they could not do
so on their own. They got help from abolitionists known to be sympathetic to them and their
cause. In this story, we focus on Walter and his family. The story narrates how Walter and the
family decided to abolish plantation life for a free and better one.
It is by the riverside where Walter and his friends are playing. They are chasing each other. All
of a sudden, they hear a shout. Looking to see who it was, it is a man and the Overseer heading
their way. Walter then grabs Lisa’s hand and they decide to run in an opposite direction to the
intruders. The other children scatter.
(In the kitchen)
Walter: (He is rushing through the kitchen’s back door) Mother! Mother!
(Every servant in the vicinity stops what he or she is doing. They all freeze from the shout)
Fannie: (A bit startled) Hush Walter! (Wrapping him in her bosom) Why the ruckus?
Walter: Mother... I was by the riverside playing with Joseph, Lisa and other children when a
man and the overseer came along and dragged them off. Lisa and I got scared. They were going
to grab us too.
Fannie: (Looking at the other servants around) Where’s Lisa?
Walter: We split at the big Oak. She went searching for her mother.
Fannie: Worry not my child; nobody will bother you in here. Mama’s got you. You have the
freedom to stay as long you want.
Walter: (Nodding his head, he finds a stool and sits at the kitchen’s corner)
Fannie: (Waving at one of the servants to catch her attention) Girl...Please hand that boy over
there a piece of leftover bread.
(The servant rushes off to get Walter the piece of bread)
Walter: (Sits quietly and peacefully to consume his water and piece of bread)
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