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Slavery is the next thing to hell.

Harriet Tubman

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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Freedom Land Strange Welcome
We saw the lightning and that was the guns and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Blood Dead Fall Gun Light Thunder
Pears like my heart go flutter, flutter, and then they may say, ‘Peace, Peace,’ as much as they likes – I know it’s goin’ to be war!
HARRIET TUBMAN

Heart Peace War
Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Color Friendship Goodness Time Trust
I link dar’s many a slaveholder’ll git to Heaven. Dey don’t know no better. Dey acts up to de light dey hab.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Heaven Light Slave
I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Appearance Bad Hell Person Slave
Slavery is the next thing to hell.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Deep Hell One Liner Slavery
I think there’s many a slaveholder’ll get to Heaven. They don’t know better. They acts up to the light they have.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Act Heaven Light Slave
I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang – one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Always Children Easy Sister
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Forever Freedom Journey
Oh, Lord! You’ve been with me in six troubles, don’t desert me in the seventh!
HARRIET TUBMAN

Desert Lord Trouble
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Blood Drop Freedom Slave Tears
If you are tired, keep going. If you are scared, keep going. If you are hungry, keep going. If you want to taste freedom, keep going.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Freedom Hungry Inspirational Scare Taste Tired
When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Cross Glory Hand Inspirational Person
You’ll be free or die!
HARRIET TUBMAN

Die Freedom Slave
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.
HARRIET TUBMAN

Beginning Change Dreamer Dreams Inspirational Passion Patience Remember Stars Strength World

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