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... called . In 1864 she ministered to a group of people at Helena , Arkansas . In 1868 she went to Lauderdale , Mississippi , to help the Friends in an orphan asylum . While she was at one time left temporarily in charge of the insti ...
... called . In 1864 she ministered to a group of people at Helena , Arkansas . In 1868 she went to Lauderdale , Mississippi , to help the Friends in an orphan asylum . While she was at one time left temporarily in charge of the insti ...
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... called for their help in Tennessee . " She also quotes Rachel S. Gallagher , of Cleveland , Ohio , as saying of the Negro women in that city : " We find them on power sewing - machines , making caps , waists , bags , and mops ; we find ...
... called for their help in Tennessee . " She also quotes Rachel S. Gallagher , of Cleveland , Ohio , as saying of the Negro women in that city : " We find them on power sewing - machines , making caps , waists , bags , and mops ; we find ...
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... CALLED THE MOSES OF HER PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR WITH RARE COURAGE SHE LED OVER THREE HUNDRED NECROES UP FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM AND RENDERED INVALUABLE SERVICE NURSE AND SHY . WITH IMPLICIT TRUST IN GOD SHE BRAVED EVERY DANGER AND ...
... CALLED THE MOSES OF HER PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR WITH RARE COURAGE SHE LED OVER THREE HUNDRED NECROES UP FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM AND RENDERED INVALUABLE SERVICE NURSE AND SHY . WITH IMPLICIT TRUST IN GOD SHE BRAVED EVERY DANGER AND ...
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... called on Harriet and some others that happened to be near to help tie him . She refused , and as the slave made his escape she placed herself in a door to help to stop pur- suit of him . The overseer caught up a two- pound weight and ...
... called on Harriet and some others that happened to be near to help tie him . She refused , and as the slave made his escape she placed herself in a door to help to stop pur- suit of him . The overseer caught up a two- pound weight and ...
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... called Underground Railroad . Leaving her party a little distance away Harriet went to the door and gave the pe- culiar rap that was her regular signal . Not meeting with a ready response , she knocked several times . At length a window ...
... called Underground Railroad . Leaving her party a little distance away Harriet went to the door and gave the pe- culiar rap that was her regular signal . Not meeting with a ready response , she knocked several times . At length a window ...
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