“Go On or Die”?: Historical and Ethical Analysis of Harriet Tubman’s Authoritarian Rule to Shoot Feeble Fugitive Slaves

Harriet Tubman’s life has attracted the attention of disability scholars because she suffered from a disability while serving on the Underground Railroad. In this paper, I utilize historical and ethical methods to grapple with an ethical quandary in a small portion of her narrative, particularly her...

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Main Author: Chism, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 411-436
Further subjects:B Disability
B Harriet Tubman
B Caregiving
B Corporal Punishment
B Authoritarinianism
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