The Destiny Of The Colored American ...

From The First I Saw No Chance Of Bettering The Condition Of The Freedman Until He Should Cease To Be Merely A Freedman And Should Become A Citizen.

If I Have Advocated The Cause Of The Negro, It Is Not Because I Am A Negro, But Because I Am A Man.

I Glory In The Conflict, That I May Hereafter Exult In The Victory. I Know That Victory Is Certain.

Having Despised Us, It Is Not Strange That Americans Should Seek To Render Us Despicable; Having Enslaved Us, It Is Natural That They Should Strive To Prove Us Unfit For Freedom; Having Denounced Us As Indolent, It Is Not Strange That They Should Cripple Our Enterprises.

The Sunlight That Has Brought Life And Healing To You Has Brought Stripes And Death To Me. This Fourth Of July Is Yours, Not Mine.