I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom.
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Harriet TubmanAs told to Sarah Bradford in Harriet, The Moses of Her People (1886), modernized spelling
About Harriet Tubman
Escaped slave who led others to freedom on the Underground Railroad. (c. 1822-1913)
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