Oppression Makes A Wise Man

Knowledge Unfits A Child To Be A Slave.

What I Ask For The Negro Is Not Benevolence, Not Pity, Not Sympathy, But Simply Justice.

It Is Easier To Build Strong Children Than To Repair Broken Men.

...there Are At The Present Moment Many Colored Men In The Confederate Army...as Real Soldiers, Having Muskets On Their Shoulders, And Bullets In Their Pockets, Ready To Shoot Down Loyal Troops, And Do All That Soldiers May Do To Destroy The Federal Government...there Were Such Soldiers At Manassas And They Are Probably There Still.

America Is False To The Past, False To The Present, And Solemnly Binds Herself To Be False To The Future.