🕯️ In 1856, a mother crossed the frozen Ohio River with her four children, running for freedom. When the slave catchers broke down the door, she had already decided: her children would not go back. What she did in those few minutes horrified the nation — and forced one impossible question into a Cincinnati courtroom. Was she a murderer, or was she property? She begged to be called a murderer. At least a murderer is a human being. ⛓️ This one is true, and it happened a few miles from where I’m standing. #darkhistory #ohio #truecrime #margaretgarner #blackhistory