I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.
HARRIET TUBMAN
Now I’ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.
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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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I grew up like a neglected weed – ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.
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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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If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.
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I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
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I said to the Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard.
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Farewell, ole Maser, don’t think hard of me, I’m going on to Canada, where all the slaves are free.
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Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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I knew of a man who was sent to the State Prison for twenty-five years. All these years he was always thinking of his home, and counting by years, months, and days, the time till he should be free, and see his family and friends once more.
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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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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person.
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