mirandaabarlow:

Madi Appreciation Week:

Day Five: Most Empowering Moment 

↪  “When this is through, you’ll present this [terms] to your people and advocate to accept them. Every fugitive slave in your camp will receive their immediate emancipation. With one condition. Any escaped slave who seeks refuge with you after the ratification of this deal will be surrendered to the law. And any pirate at any time who seeks refuge with you will be surrendered to the law. Why would we ever accept that?”