There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.
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Every where the years bring to all enough of sin and sorrow; but in slavery the very dawn of life is darkened by these shadows.Harriet Ann Jacobs
For years, my master had done his utmost to pollute my mind with foul images, and to destroy the pure principles inculcated by my grandmother, and the good mistress of my childhood.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
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.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away.
Harriet Ann Jacobs
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