Black History Bulletin - Josiah Henson

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8 1/2" X 11" unfolded. Folds to 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" with blank inside and blank back cover onto which the church can copy the order of the service, song lyrics, sermon notes, prayer requests and any other important information.

Josiah Henson (1789-1883)

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord.

Ps 121:1-2

Back: Josiah Henson was born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland. As a boy, he witnessed the unspeakably cruel punishment of his father and was eventually separated from his entire family, except for his mother. Sold three times as a young man, Henson became a trusted, valued worker and overseer on the plantation, as well as a Methodist minister. When he was to be sold yet again, he managed to escape to Canada with his wife and four children. There he helped establish a self-sufficient Black community and trade school for other escaped slaves. He also worked with the Underground Railroad and traveled widely as a public speaker for the abolitionists. His autobiography inspired author Harriet Beecher Stowe in her development of the title character for "Uncle Tom's Cabin".