I prayed all night long for my master. Till the first of Ma… - Harriet Tubman

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I prayed all night long for my master. Till the first of March; and all the time he was bringing people to look at me, and trying to sell me. I changed my prayer. First of March I began to pray, 'Oh Lord, if you ain't never going to change that man's heart, kill him, Lord, and take him out of the way'.

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Harriet Tubman (c. March 1822 – 10 March 1913), also known as Moses, was an African-American abolitionist.

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Birth Name: Araminta Ross

Also Known As: Moses of her people • Moses

Alternative Names: Harriet Ross Tubman • Minty Ross • Araminta Ross Broadus • Harriet Tubman Davis • Araminta Harriet Ross • Black Moses • Garriet Tabman

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