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The Story of Joseph Willis
The Story of Joseph Willis
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From master storyteller, Randy Willis...a story about adventure, family, faith and the character of a man that touched generations.
The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis, gains his freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi on a mule.
Joseph Willis' life is a story of triumph over tragedy and victory over adversity!
? He was born into slavery. His mother was Cherokee and his father a wealthy English plantation owner.
? His family took him to court to deprive him of his inheritance (which would have made him the wealthiest plantation owner in all of Bladen County, North Carolina in 1776).
? He fought as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War under the most colorful of all the American generals, Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox.
? His first wife died in childbirth, and his second wife died only six years later, leaving him with five small children.
? He crossed the mighty Mississippi River at Natchez at the peril of his own life, riding a mule!
? He entered hostile Spanish-controlled Louisiana Territory, when the dreaded Code Noir (Black Code) was in effect. It forbade any Protestant ministers who came into the territory from preaching.
? His life was threatened because of the message he brought to Spanish-controlled Louisiana!
? His own denomination refused to ordain him because of his race.
? Joseph Willis preached the first Gospel sermon by an Evangelical west of the Mississippi River.
? After overcoming insurmountable obstacles, he blazed a trail for others for another half-century that changed American history.
? His accomplishments are still felt today.
? ? ?
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The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis, gains his freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi on a mule.
Joseph Willis' life is a story of triumph over tragedy and victory over adversity!
? He was born into slavery. His mother was Cherokee and his father a wealthy English plantation owner.
? His family took him to court to deprive him of his inheritance (which would have made him the wealthiest plantation owner in all of Bladen County, North Carolina in 1776).
? He fought as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War under the most colorful of all the American generals, Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox.
? His first wife died in childbirth, and his second wife died only six years later, leaving him with five small children.
? He crossed the mighty Mississippi River at Natchez at the peril of his own life, riding a mule!
? He entered hostile Spanish-controlled Louisiana Territory, when the dreaded Code Noir (Black Code) was in effect. It forbade any Protestant ministers who came into the territory from preaching.
? His life was threatened because of the message he brought to Spanish-controlled Louisiana!
? His own denomination refused to ordain him because of his race.
? Joseph Willis preached the first Gospel sermon by an Evangelical west of the Mississippi River.
? After overcoming insurmountable obstacles, he blazed a trail for others for another half-century that changed American history.
? His accomplishments are still felt today.
? ? ?
threewindsblowing.com
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