“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. . .?”
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James Forten
James Forten, born on September 2, 1766, in Philadelphia, and died on March 4, 1842. He was an African American during the American Revolutionary War, contributing to the cause of American independence. more