[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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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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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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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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When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.
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Harriet Tubman is the perpetuation of a “Super Soul Sunday” every day.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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Understanding that what it is that you’re doing isn’t limited to the roles and the rejection, it’s bigger than that, it’s about your purpose in life.
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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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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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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
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I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
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