Taken to a slave auction with his father in Charleston, South
Carolina, in 1836, twelve-year-old John Wilder tensed as he heard a
pregnant black teenage girl's pleas not to be separated from her
son. While others in the crowd told John that black people were
different from them, with different sensibilities, he knew that was
not the case.
Sensing his son's consternation and being a compassionate man
himself, John's father purchased the entire family at the auction,
including the pregnant teenager, and her young son, a child a few
years younger that John. Having already studied with the local
doctor, John soon helped deliver the teen's baby and watched his
mother help save its life. By the age of twenty-three, John knew
that slavery could not be a part of his life's work. He left his
family's home and struck out on his own.
John worked for the railroad and experienced many life-changing
events in the time in which he lived, including the American Civil
War. Would John's sense of loyalty sustain him through this
difficult time? "In Rocking the Cradle of Liberty" explore the
fascinating and unpredictable story of a man who lived more than
150 years ago.
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