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I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.

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I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.

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You'll be free or die!

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I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.'

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Why, der language down dar in de far South is jus' as different from ours in Maryland, as you can think. Dey laughed when dey heard me talk, an' I could not understand 'dem, no how.

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I've heard 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' read, and I tell you Mrs. Stowe's pen hasn't begun to paint what slavery is as I have seen it at the far South. I've seen de real thing, and I don't want to see it on no stage or in no theater.

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Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.

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'Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.

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As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.'

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I can't die but once.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: Unknown

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