6.)Help me with 1 question! U.S. Marshals branded Jonathan Walker s hand with "SS." Why did slavery opponents say this meant "slave savior"?
A.)Jonathan Walker was a sea captain who helped resistance efforts by transporting escaped slaves to freedom.***
B.)Jonathan Walker was a Baptist minister who was an important part of the Underground Railroad used by slaves to escape.
C.)Jonathan Walker was a powerful speaker and helped create the Anti-Slavery Society while he was a Methodist minister in Florida.
D.)Jonathan Walker published essays in a public newspaper that denounced slavery, and many believed he saved the lives of runaway slaves.
I believe that my answer is "A", Am I'm corrected?
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Yes, got sick while sneaking slaves out. Slaves could not navigate and boat was taken and Walker arrested etc.
Thank you
Yes, you're correct. He was called a "slave stealer", though, not a slave savior. The SS stood for Slave Stealer.
It stood officially for slave stealer, but abolitionists called it "slave savior".