Today’s Underground Railroad: From jail to freedom with education
Say the word abolitionist and you might think someone is about to destroy something. But that’s not what comes to mind for Jia Johnson, who describes herself as an abolitionist. For her, the word is one of hope, an expectation that something new is about to be created.
Quan Evans experienced that kind of abolition. Old habits and perspectives gave way to new, more constructive ones when he took a theological studies course Ms. Johnson co-taught during his time in jail.
“I really got more into reading and writing because of those classes,” says Mr. Evans, who earned a certificate in theological
The ripple effect of imprisonmentExpanding efforts to challenge the system