Slave Stealers by Timothy Ballard

Slave Stealers by Timothy Ballard

Follow two abolitionists who fought one of the most shockingly persistent evils of the world: human trafficking and sexual exploitation of slaves. Told in alternating chapters from perspectives spanning more than a century apart, read the riveting 19th century first-hand account of Harriet Jacobs and the modern-day eyewitness account of Timothy Ballard.

Harriet Jacobs was an African-American, born into slavery in North Carolina in 1813. She thwarted the sexual advances of her master for years until she escaped and hid in the attic crawl space of her grandmother's house for seven years before escaping north to freedom. She published an autobiography of her life, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, which was one of the first open discussions about sexual abuse endured by slave women. She was an active abolitionist, associated with Frederick Douglass, and, during the Civil War, used her celebrity to raise money for black refugees. After the war, she worked to improve the conditions of newly-freed slaves.

As a former Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security who has seen the horrors and carnage of war, Timothy Ballard founded a modern-day underground railroad which has rescued hundreds of children from being fully enslaved, abused, or trafficked in third-world countries. His story includes the rescue and his eventual adoption of two young siblings--Mia and Marky, who were born in Haiti.

Section 2 features the lives of five abolitionists, a mix of heroes from past to present, who call us to action and teach us life lessons based on their own experiences: Harriet Tubman--The Conductor; Abraham Lincoln--the Great Emancipator; Little Mia--the sister who saved her little brother; Guesno Mardy--the Haitian father who lost his son to slave traders; and Harriet Jacobs--a teacher for us all.

The Monterey Institute of International Studies awarded Timothy Ballard an MA in international politics. He worked for the Department of Homeland Security as a Special Agent. He is the founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, a global organization that rescues children from child-trafficking groups. He just earned the renowned George Washington Honor Award from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He is the best-selling author of The Lincoln Hypothesis. Tim is the father of six children and is married.

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ISBN 13	9781629724843
ISBN 10	162972484X
Title	Slave Stealers
Author	Timothy Ballard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Shadow Mountain
Year published	2018-09-04
Number of pages	272
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