Freedom is something worth dieing for to Parker, and possibly, death can possible be the ultimate freedom. ... Although he did manage to escape a second time, his "liberty threatened to be short-lived", something he will not accept (Parker 48). ... After his brush with death, "The cool air and open sky seemed like freedom" (Parker 56). ... This time he gives up on trying to escape and has decided to use the legal way to freedom. ... Ryder asking her to "buy my freedom, letting me pay her back from my earnings" (Parker 66). ...

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As he is only able to see her less than half a dozen times in his life, and even then only when she comes at night, when she dies, he "received the tidings of her death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger." ... Freeland, he plans together with a group of fellow slaves to escape by way of fake temporary liberty protections, forged in the name of his master, William Hamilton. This plan was not without its risks, however: "With us it was a doubtful liberty at most, and almost certain death if we failed." (pg. 124) However, "For my part, I should pr...

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How are two men that seem so different in life, liberty and character comparable? ... He met with his mother a few times as a very young boy, until her sick and untimely death, and was also separated from his brothers and sisters. ... "The joy of my sisters and my mother, and, indeed, of all the family, was such that it humbled me, and made me sorry that I hadn't submitted to a hundred whippings..."... Who doesn't have someone that gives them a hard time? ...

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Opponents of slavery, called Abolitionists, believed slavery was immoral and the Declaration of Independence should be applied to everyone, slaves as well as whites, that they might enjoy the rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (Hughes 40-42, Meltzer 79-84). ... Mark 10:45 says," For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and give ransom for many." ... Romans 8:2 says" Because through Jesus Christ the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ... A contemptuous Confederate commander buried Commander Shaw with his Ne...

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