I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
HARRIET TUBMANThe good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
More Harriet Tubman Quotes
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I can’t die but once.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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Slavery is the next thing to hell.
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Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
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I had crossed the line. I was free; but, there was no one there to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.
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In my dreams and visions, I seemed to see a line, and on the other side of that line were green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white ladies, who stretched out their arms to me over the line, but I couldn’t reach them no-how. I always fell before I got to the line.
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If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
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The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.
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I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked.
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It wasn’t me, it was the Lord! I always told Him, ‘I trust to you. I don’t know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,’ and He always did.
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Twasn’t me, ’twas the Lord! I always told Him, ‘I trust to you. I don’t know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,’ an’ He always did.
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The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
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