Research Paper on Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star"

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Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star"
Introduction
James Whitefield’s poetry “Love and the Northern Star” embodies poetic literature that denotes the element of rage and bitterness about slavery and the limitations of opportunities that were available for the African Americans during the Civil War. The North Star is sordid on the actual story of Benjamin “Big Ben” Moses, and Jones Hopkins, who escape from a plantation in Virginia during the 1840s and find their way north to Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they obtain favor and help from the Quakers.
Their journey exposes them to several dangers and cruelty, but also highlights the unexpected kindness of the people involved in the Underground Railroad. Upon arrival at the sanctuary of Mt. Gilead Church on Buckingham Mountain, Ben and Moses encountered life as free men from slavery. During their experience in Buckingham, Ben, Jones, and Moses engage with other ancient characters who advocated against slavery such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Joshua, and Jonathan. Fell, but also face an uncertain and dangerous future. This epic tale is beautifully filmed on location in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where the actual historical events took place. This paper consequently seeks to conduct a critique on James Whitefield’s poetries “Love” and “The North Star”
Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star."
In 1840’s, the American South reinforced the notion of servitude on the black slaves as a way of life. Savageness was established as an act that expedited the intentions of the slave lords to flourish; an aspect that saw slaves caught endeavoring to secure their emancipation through escape facing the harshest retribution. In their mysterious hour, they would associate themselves with the southern white religious family who made sacrifices on their behalf in a bid to change the lives of the two forever (Walker n.p). Chance ultimately guided the pair to the safety of Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they found comfort that they almost instantaneously decided to make their home. Before sunset on their first experience in Buckingham, fate pushed James Whitefield into an emergency meeting of the Underground Railroad workers at the Mt. Gilead Church.
At this meeting, Whitefield attempts to make a fateful decision to assist the radical-leaning Quaker Joshua who fell in the imminent redemption of one of the pregnant slave escapees. From this point on, Whitefield became aligned himself with the belligerent abolitionist faction that predominated locally while Moses, on the other hand, embraced a more passive, peaceful role for the cause (Wertheimer 25. When not off on an escapade with conceivably ominous outcomes, Whitefield succeeded in cultivating the conversance of another escaped slave known as Sarah, a relationship that soon resulted in the two falling in love.
Under the unique circumstances of their condition, all seemed to be going well for Whitefield including the inhabitants of Buckingham. Whitefield during this period gets the opportunity to have an encounter with other leaders within the abolitionist movement where he meets William Still and Harriet Tubma...