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Harriet Tubman
American Activist
Born: 1822
Died: 1913
Good Liberty Me Think Time You
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Elizabeth Cady Stanton Gloria Steinem Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
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. Harriet Tubman
Free Seen Back Saw Hundreds Dreadful Willing Never Know Go Been Condition Escaped Who Now Slave Slavery Slaves
Twasn't me, 'twas 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,' an' He always did. Harriet Tubman
Me You Trust Lead He Know Him Always Lord Go Expect Did Where Twas
Never wound a snake; kill it. Harriet Tubman
Snake Wound Never
I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other. Harriet Tubman
Death Liberty Mind Other Out Would Could Had If I Could Right Things Two
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger. Harriet Tubman
Lost Ran Say Never Most Underground Track Passenger Years Off Conductor Conductors Train Eight Railroad
I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. Harriet Tubman
Freedom Me Welcome Strange Free Crossed Had No-One Line Land Stranger
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
Me Hell Think Enough Bad Would Could He Him Another Person Send Next Next Thing Appears Thing Bondage Slavery
I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven. Harriet Tubman
Trees Everything Sun See Through Over Like Looked Felt Glory Came Up Person Hands Same Heaven Gold
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. Harriet Tubman
You Seen Uncle Stage Pen Tell See Cabin Read Real Heard South Begun Real Thing Want Theater Far Paint Tom Thing Slavery
I said to de Lord, 'I'm goin' to hold steady on to you, an' I know you'll see me through.' Harriet Tubman
Me You See Steady Through Know Said Lord Goin Hold
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. Harriet Tubman
Time Strength Me Fight Liberty Long Lasted Would Take Lord Came Go Them
Lord, I'm going to hold steady on to You and You've got to see me through. Harriet Tubman
Me You See Steady Through Got Lord Going Hold
Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time. Harriet Tubman
Time Good You Trust Every Every Time Colored Almost Quakers Call Friends Them Themselves
In my dreams and visions, I seemed to see a line, and on the other side of that line were green fields, and lovely flowers, and beautiful white ladies, who stretched out their arms to me over the line, but I couldn't reach them no-how. I always fell before I got to the line. Harriet Tubman
Beautiful Dreams Me Before White Stretched Other Side Visions Out See Seemed Over Reach Fell Arms Always Got Line Were Green Ladies Lovely Fields Them Who Flowers
Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living. Harriet Tubman
Work Government Time Best Respect Burden Naked Own Living Earning Those Destitute Possible Find Able Lighten Almost Most Learn Am Coming Provide Very Trying Same Same Time While Places Them Themselves Much
You'll be free or die! Harriet Tubman
You Free Die
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.' Harriet Tubman
Christmas Man Change Heart Master Nothing Christian Sick Lay Like Make Him Always Bed Lord Till Dear Pray Pray For Praying Oh Convert Poor March Ole Pears
Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard. Harriet Tubman
Love Good Prayer Old Tell Folks Brothers Give Step Along Unto Read Ready Always Ship Them Letter Watching
I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Harriet Tubman
Experience Liberty Weed Neglected No Experience Having Like Up Grew Ignorant
I can't die but once. Harriet Tubman
Once Die
'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
War Peace Heart Say Like Know Likes Go Goin May Then Much Pears

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