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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.

Harriet Tubman

I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
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Freedom Slave
I started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
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Death Head Ideas Liberty Slave Start
Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
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Enemy Time Vulnerable
If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
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Dog Freedom Inspirational Shout Stop Taste Torch Wood
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.
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Blood Dead Fall Gun Light Thunder
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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Family Freedom Man Prison Thinking Time
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.
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Heaven Light Slave
The good Lord has come down to deliver my people, and I must go and help him.
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Deliver Help Lord People Slave
I started with this idea in my head, “There’s two things I’ve got a right to, death or liberty.
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Death Head Ideas Liberty Slave Start
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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Condition Escape Freedom Slave
The Lord who told me to take care of my people meant me to do it just as long as I live, and so I did what he told me.
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Live Lord People Take Care
I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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Conductor Road Slave
I think there’s many a slaveholder’ll get to Heaven. They don’t know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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Act Heaven Light Slave
I can’t die but once.
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Die One Liner Reality
You’ll be free or die!
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Die Freedom Slave
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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Always Expectation Lead Lord Trust

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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