Harriet Tubman — "I grew up like a neglected weed, — ignorant of liberty, having no experience of …"
I grew up like a neglected weed, — ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
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Interview with Sarah H. Bradford, 'Harriet, The Moses of Her People'
Date: 1886
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