Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Harriet Tubman No. 21.
Every antislavery convention held within 500 miles
of Harriet Tubman found her at the meeting. She spoke in words that brought tears to the eyes and sorrow to the
hearts of all who heard her speak of the suffering of her people. (1940)
April 22, 2003:
She collects words that begin with "P". In part because she loves their inherent
silliness. In part because she loves the satisfying plosive pop as she pronounces them
syllable by syllable.
per-snick -i-ty
pan -ta-loons
pi-men -to
pin -ker-ton
pon-toon
par -si-mon-y
pan -cre-as
pre-di-lic -tion
plan-tain
proc -tor
pal-mol -ive
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