Evamarii Johnson: Patricia Johnson
Quotes
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Patricia Johnson : [In describing Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman's escape from the Confederate Army] She chose to disguise President Lincoln in blackface and travel with him along one of the many secret slave routes. When Lincoln scoffed at the plan, Tubman, never one to mince words, reminded him of the huge bounty on his head. She said simply, 'We're both niggers now, Mr. President.'
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Patricia Johnson : [In explaining the fate of mixed-race slave holders] Mixed-race slave holders were sold right along with their full-blooded slaves. As one slave put it: 'Light, bright, damn sure ain't white.'
