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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.

Aisha Hinds

Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
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Additional Certain Country Freedom Perceive Terrain Underground
I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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Bath Fill Grandmother Later Life Praying Spiritual Word Worship
So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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Exhale Hopeful Shoot Time
Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we’ve completed any course of study… and approach the work as a servant, not a star.
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Always Approach Complete Course Craft Servant Star Student Study
The second season of Underground does explore Canada’s role in providing a welcoming place for the thousands who were in danger of being captured and returned to their owners, and those who escaped by way of rerouting beyond the American borders.
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Border Country Escape Explore Owner Provide Reroute Thousand Underground Welcome
[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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Complex Craft Dynamic Legacy Life World
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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Brillant Creed Drone House Played Sign Through Unfiinchingly
Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.
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Absolutely Book Day Divisive History Modern One Oppression Spirit Systematic Today
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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Death Experience Injustice Inspire Liberty Right Tied
I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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Basic Blink Breath Inhabit Literally Reduce Story Vessel
Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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Aesthetic Feel Ful Grow Relationship Still Strong Through Woman
One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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Broadway Character Memory Perform Reflection Show Watch Woman
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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Built Develop Foundation Later Personal Relationship Spiritual Upon
[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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Childhood Educational Learn Parent Passionate Powerful Shared Story Strong
Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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Beyond Country God Narrative Railroad Thank Underground
The masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.

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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.

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