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Diary
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Sarah Breedlove Walker

Dear Diary, June 22nd, 1877
My name is Sarah Breedlove Walker. I am 10 years old and I live with my sister Loivinia because my parents died from yellow fever when I was six years old. Last night I dreamed about the time my parents and I roamed the streets of Louisiana when I was four. I love my sister but I wish nothing more than to spend a day with my mother. When white girls wouldn’t let me play with them she used to run down to the lake where I was crying and throw rocks into it and say they’re not worth your tears. After my parents died I moved to Mississippi to live with my older sister. I don’t get to go to school anymore like I did when I was little. Now I work as a housemaid during the day. I can’t wait till I’m fourteen so I can get married and move out of here. Louivina’s husband is the reason I can’t stand this place. I’m always …show more content…
During the meeting I talked about in 1892 I treated horribly. All of the white men I talked to at the meeting were incredibly racist and insulting. After that meeting my career took off, I became a millionaire with my hair product that could make hair grow. The moment I walked out from that meeting I realized that I could control my life and I was only going to work with people who respect me. My daughter Lelia is an accomplished business women and I couldn’t be prouder of her. My husband and I are divorced but we are still close friends. Something is ringing. 12 nurses came running in the door and started to inject me with red liquid. My daughter started to scream and my blood pressure started rising even more until it stopped and my eyes began to close. The last thing I saw was Lelia running toward me screaming “I love you!” at the top of her lungs. I tried to say I love you too but the words wouldn’t come out. And then everything went

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