Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

On Monday, everyone gathers at the studio. Buck’s words still ring in Darnell’s ears, and he reflects that he has also always felt that Christianity was really just a tool of oppression.

As he thinks more critically about religion, Harriet tells him that she is ready to get to work. She is brusque and seems irritated, but Moses explains that she is just tired of telling her story. There was an abolitionist circuit back in the day, and formerly enslaved men and women did the bulk of the labor, giving talks in order to raise money for the abolitionist cause. The work was tiring, and Harriet had long grown weary of re-living the worst days of her life. Still, the album is important to her, and she is willing to tell her story again so that they can produce a quality record.

Harriet tells a story about having been hit on the head with a blunt object so hard that she was almost unable to work. It was during this period that she turned to God and developed a strong relationship with her higher power. Darnell reflects that perhaps there is a case for God’s existence after all.