“It seems almost incredible that the advocates of liberty should conceive of the idea of selling a fellow creature to slavery.” ShouldIdeasSeemsLibertyCreaturesFellowsSlaveryIncrediblesSelling Author:James Forten
“Has the God who made the white man and the black left any record declaring us a different species? Are we not sustained by the same power, supported by the same food. . . . And should we not then enjoy the same liberty. . .?” MenShouldMadeDifferentLeftEnjoyBlackWhiteLibertyRecordsSpeciesWhite ManDeclaring Author:James Forten