St. Patrick and the Underground Railroad
There is a deep and unexpected resonance between visiting the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH last Friday and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this Friday.
At the Freedom Center we bore witness to the stories of Black women, men, and children who were kidnapped, enslaved, and violated or born into the system of oppression. In preparing for St. Patrick’s Day, Henlee and I wrestled with the reality of Patrick’s own enslavement.
In both settings I was speechless in the wake of the horror.
But I was equally scandalized and rebuked by their hope.
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