"Death is better than slavery."

Death, Slavery

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"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also."

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"I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress."

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"DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress."

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