Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
Harriet Tubman successfully aided many slaves to escape during the Civil War. She was a God fearing woman who devoted her life to fight against slavery, and a champion of women rights.
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion church plays a critical role for the cultural, as well as the political life of the African American Community. Known as The Freedom Church during the Civil war and the slavery period of history, they provided a system of activists that provided places of safety for escaping slaves searching for freedom.