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Harriet Tubman

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

Strength

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Harriet Tubman is saying she would continue to resist and defend her freedom as long as she had the energy to do so. When she could no longer fight, she believed it was up to God to decide her fate.

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