| Slavery Trail - the slaves experience |
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| "I had reasoned this out in my mind;
there was one of two things I had a right to - liberty or death;
if I could not have one, I would have the other" | HARRIET TUBMAN |
| "The slave can do nothing, possess nothing, nor acquire anything but what must belong to his master" | | LOUISIANA SLAVE CODE |
 | Freeman?
Rachel Freeman describes how her Father-in-law was renamed by the English company Bibby's who brought him to England. | | Real Player required: More info |
"With twenty hours of unremitting toil,
Twelve in the field, and eight indoors to boil,
Or grind the cane - believe me, few grow old,
But life in cheap, and sugar, sir, is gold" | | | JUAN MANZANO, CUBA |
| Prejudice
Rachel Freeman describes prejudice that exists today. | | Real Player required: More info |
| "We prayed for the end of trib'lation and the end of beatin's and for shoes that fit our feet" | | MARY REYNOLDS |
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