How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #1
I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! (13)
Can we just take a minute to mull over how tragic this quote is? Truth's children, siblings, and parents were all taken from her as a result of slavery. She had only her faith to turn to for comfort. She came out the stronger for it, but many others were broken.
Quote #2
Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! (19)
Can you imagine being the one called out for this? The maleness of Christ is used to argue for the superiority of men. The specificity of "that little man in black" can be taken as standing in for ministers of small mind who argued against suffrage, abolition, and equal rights based on Christian dogma.