Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
AISHA HINDSThat is a huge part of my excitement, the fact that this generation will get such a beautifully-detailed introduction to a hero and icon that has largely lived in a few pages of our history books and in one-dimensional photographs.
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I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.
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[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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Learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years.
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The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
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[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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A space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces of the story.
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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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That is a huge part of my excitement, the fact that this generation will get such a beautifully-detailed introduction to a hero and icon that has largely lived in a few pages of our history books and in one-dimensional photographs.
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