The Virtue Field
The Virtue Field
Episode 2: “The Next Thing to Hell”
In episode 2 we explore the life that Araminta Ross was born into–slavery on the Eastern Shore. She was born into a system that had rules and practices which had direct and specific impact on the enslaved, who were simply a commodity in that system. In short, the system denied personhood to Minty and her fellow enslaved people. The philosophy of the great Howard Thurman gives a framework for understanding how Minty liberated herself so that she could liberate others–as Harriet Tubman.
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
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.