{"id":837,"date":"2022-02-01T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/amos-fortune-and-true-freedom\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:46:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:46:12","slug":"amos-fortune-and-true-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/amos-fortune-and-true-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Amos Fortune and True Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to commemorate one of the great heroes of American history, Amos Fortune. Amos was born an African prince named At-mun. When he was only fifteen, slave traders kidnapped and auctioned At-mun into a life of slavery in Massachusetts, where he was renamed Amos. For nearly three decades Amos endured the injustices of slavery. However, he never lost hope for a future of freedom. Finally, Amos bought his freedom. Thereafter, he started his own tanning business in New Hampshire, saved money, and purchased freedom for many other slaves.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An Excerpt from <em>Amos Fortune, Free Man<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We recommend Elizabeth Yates\u2019 emotional and encouraging biography <em><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversationsbooks.com\/products\/as001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amos Fortune, Free Man<\/a> <\/em>as reading in our <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/programs\/challenge\/challenge-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenge A<\/a> program. Using Amos&#8217; story, students discuss topics like the importance of education, perseverance through hardship, and the true meaning of freedom. Below is one of many powerful moments from Yates\u2019 biography. The scene follows the death of a freed girl whom Amos and his wife Violet took into their home and cared for:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Violet looked at him. Never before had she felt so much love for this man who seemed to live to give freedom to others. &#8216;You\u2019d set all the world free if you could, wouldn\u2019t you, Amos?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He shook his head. &#8216;Just the part of it that I can touch. That\u2019s all any man can do&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Once, long years ago, I thought I could set a canoe-load of my people free by breaking the bands at my wrists and killing the white man who held the weapon. I had the strength in my hands to do such a deed and I had the fire within, but I didn\u2019t do it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What held you back?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Amos shook his head. &#8216;My hand was restrained and I\u2019m glad that it was, for the years between have shown me that it does a man no good to be free until he knows how to live, how to walk in step with God.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The True Meaning of Freedom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Amos Fortune teaches Christians an indispensable lesson\u2014that true freedom is found when walking \u201cin step with God\u201d and pursuing Him.<\/p>\n<p>Not yet a Classical Conversations member and interested in our programs, our community-based approach to homeschooling, or just homeschooling in general? We&#8217;d love to hear from you! To reach out to us, <a href=\"https:\/\/info.classicalconversations.com\/2022-blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to commemorate one of the great heroes of American history, Amos Fortune. Amos was born an African prince named At-mun. When he was only fifteen, slave traders kidnapped and auctioned At-mun into a life of slavery in Massachusetts, where he was renamed Amos. 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