They [the slaves] have stabbed themselves for freedom—jumpe… - Lydia Maria Child

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They [the slaves] have stabbed themselves for freedom—jumped into the waves for freedom—starved for freedom—fought like very tigers for freedom! But they have been hung, and burned, and shot—and their tyrants have been their historians!

Lydia Maria Child

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Lydia Maria Child (11 February 1802 – 7 July 1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, opponent of U.S. expansionism, Indian rights activist, novelist, and journalist.

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Birth Name: Lydia Maria Francis

Alternative Names: Lydia Maria Francis Child • L. Maria Child

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