Mr. Wilson, you have a country; but what country have I, or… - Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Mr. Wilson, you have a country; but what country have I, or any one like me, born of slave mothers? What laws are there for us? We don’t make them, — we don’t consent to them, — we have nothing to do with them; all they do for us is to crush us, and keep us down.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (14 June 1811 – 1 July 1896) was an American abolitionist and writer, most famous as the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Birth Name: Elizabeth Harriet Beecher

Native Name: Harriet Beecher

Alternative Names: Christopher Crowfield • Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe • Enrieta Elizabeth Beecher Stowe • Harriet Elizabeth Beecher • Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe • Harriet Elizabeth Beecher-Stowe

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