Harriet’s life was dedicated to freeing herself and her people. But she believed she was responding to a higher voice–the voice of God. Was Harriet Tubman a prophet? In this episode we look at the evidence including, most importantly, Harriet’s own feeling that God was speaking to her. And if she is a prophet, what was God saying to us through Harriet?

Eric Bowman, M.A.R., is the founder and teacher for the Revolution Ethics Project, a non-profit ethics seminar for all ages. He has been a public high school teacher at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for over 25 years.

Website: revolutionethics.org 

Email: revolutionethicsproject@gmail.com

Instagram: @revolutionethics

Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch

www.echofinch.com

A complete bibliography for season 1 of “The Virtue Field” is available at https://revolutionethics.org/bibliography-season-1

Special thanks to Adam Arnone at Echo Finch for his endless patience. Thank you to Jason Dustin for a great microphone and for three beautiful portraits of Harriet Tubman. Thank you to Olivia Bregani, Ethan McBrien, and Anne Staley for help with final edits. Virtue Field photo by Ben Conant and lastly thank you to Isaac Perreault for graphic design.

In this episode we explore Harriet’s seemingly endless struggle to rest. This episode explores Harriet’s later life, after the war and after slavery is abolished. American society tends to value people based on what they can produce, what they can accomplish. In what ways did Harriet defy that? How might the struggle for rest be a part of a struggle for justice?


Eric Bowman, M.A.R., is the founder and teacher for the Revolution Ethics Project, a non-profit ethics seminar for all ages. He has been a public high school teacher at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for over 25 years.

Website: revolutionethics.org 

Email: revolutionethicsproject@gmail.com

Instagram: @revolutionethics

Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch

www.echofinch.com

A complete bibliography for season 1 of “The Virtue Field” is available at https://revolutionethics.org/bibliography-season-1

Special thanks to Adam Arnone at Echo Finch for his endless patience. Thank you to Jason Dustin for a great microphone and for three beautiful portraits of Harriet Tubman. Thank you to Olivia Bregani, Ethan McBrien, and Anne Staley for help with final edits. Virtue Field photo by Ben Conant and lastly thank you to Isaac Perreault for graphic design.

How could a formerly enslaved person work with the system in order to fight the injustice of the system? Harriet’s actions go from local to global as she joins in the struggle to end slavery–the Civil War. In this episode we see that ethical action might include fighting in war, or working with the military. It might also include mundane, undistinguished tasks. But they all count when you are standing in solidarity against injustice.

Eric Bowman, M.A.R., is the founder and teacher for the Revolution Ethics Project, a non-profit ethics seminar for all ages. He has been a public high school teacher at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for over 25 years.

 Website: revolutionethics.org 

Email: revolutionethicsproject@gmail.com

Instagram: @revolutionethics

Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch

www.echofinch.com

A complete bibliography for season 1 of “The Virtue Field” is available at https://revolutionethics.org/bibliography-season-1

Special thanks to Adam Arnone at Echo Finch for his endless patience. Thank you to Jason Dustin for a great microphone and for three beautiful portraits of Harriet Tubman. Thank you to Olivia Bregani, Ethan McBrien, and Anne Staley for help with final edits. Virtue Field photo by Ben Conant and lastly thank you to Isaac Perreault for graphic design.