Harriet Tubman and the Paths She Could Not See

In the winter of 1851, Harriet Tubman stood at the edge of a frozen Maryland marsh, leading eleven fugitives north toward freedom. She had no map. The stars were hidden behind thick clouds. The safe house she expected to find had been abandoned. Every instinct told her to turn back. Instead, she prayed. Those who traveled with her recalled that Tubman would go completely still, sometimes for several minutes, listening for what she called "the voice of the Lord."…