And Now an interview with Elizabeth Johnson.
What made you decide to help Kinie escape?
She's my best friend, we grew up together. Why wouldn't I want her to be free! I knew it was the right thing to do, and when I heard about the underground railroad, it was possible.
Did the consequences ever cross your mind?
Did the consequences ever cross your mind?
Yes, I'd be lying if I said they didn't worry me. I was terrified, but I had to. What was my other option...there were no other options. I was scared to death. I knew my father would never change his ways. I prayed that he would never discover it was me who helped Kinie escape.
Did you have the escape planned out?
Yes, I had every little detail planned, because I knew that I could not get caught, it was illegal! Kinie had nothing to do with the planning, she didn't even know that I was ploting her escape. She had always talked about how much she wanted freedom so badly, and so did the rest of her family. They thought of me as a family member, and I thought of them as my family. They never wanted to leave a family member behind. So in my plan, I would escorte them one at a time to the first stop on the underground rail road. Night after night I would sneak one out.
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