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Tubman suffered a head injury as a child when a slave owner trying to catch a runaway hit her in the head with a metal bar.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
After all, Butler’s own success—as a child of a Black family that moved West from Jim Crow Louisiana during the Great Migration—would have been considered very unlikely at the moment of her birth.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
During the interview, the former Pretty Little Liars actor reflected on the role her family has played throughout her career, which was especially meaningful navigating a career as a child actor.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
His signature curiosity was evident as a child.
—Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
After all, Butler’s own success—as a child of a Black family that moved West from Jim Crow Louisiana during the Great Migration—would have been considered very unlikely at the moment of her birth.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
During the interview, the former Pretty Little Liars actor reflected on the role her family has played throughout her career, which was especially meaningful navigating a career as a child actor.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
His signature curiosity was evident as a child.
—Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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