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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Harriet Tubman was a 19th-century American african-american abolitionist. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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