The Tall Target (1951)
Ruby Dee: Rachel - Slave Maid
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Quotes
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Rachel - Slave Maid : Freedom isn't a thing you should be able to give me, Miss Ginny. Freedom is something I should have been born with.
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Rachel - Slave Maid : I'm afraid for him.
John Kennedy : You should be. Anyone who fires at Lincoln tomorrow won't last five minutes.
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Rachel - Slave Maid : Promise me you won't hurt Mr. Lance.
John Kennedy : I can't promise that. Look, Rachel, I'm no Republican or abolitionist, but I guided Mr. Lincoln while he was campaigning in New York. I helped him open a window. He held a door for me. I found a parcel for him, some nightshirts packed from the laundry. I was only with him 48 hours, but when he left he shook my hand, thanked me, and wished me well. I was never so taken with a human man.
