When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I WAS born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away.
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.
I'm not a slave to anything anymore. And I never will be again.
I've always been a slave to my heart.
When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.
I come from a family of servants. My father's father was a servant, and my father's father's father was a slave.
My mom died when I was 11 years old.
But I now entered on my fifteenth year - a sad epoch in the life of a slave girl. My master began to whisper foul words in my ear. Young as I was, I could not remain ignorant of their import.
I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you have caused your own.
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