When Harris and his companions arrive in Terrytown, a black man warns them of the "bad character of the place towards colored people, especially those who were escaping to freedom."
Explain what this means and how Harris's account demonstrates the town's bad character?
Answer:
The account shows how they were dealt with mercilessly and even shot.
Explanation:
The text above is as by Wesley Harris account – An account of escaping slavery.
Excerpt from The Underground Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, & Co. by
William Still.
Here is a summary of Harri's account who is colored and a slave.
The example shown in the text showed an example of how the white farmer pretended to be nice and compassionate as he met the negros who where running off. On offering food, shelter and safety to them he went to call on his friends to come apprehend them. He also in pretense denied that he accommodated them.
Harris and his leagues were betrayed by their benefactors.
