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Harriet Tubman

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

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Harriet Tubman is saying that she was raised without care or guidance, much like a weed that grows wild and unwanted. She also emphasizes that she had no knowledge or personal understanding of freedom during her early life.

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