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“The Americans say that we are ungrateful-but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for-for murdering our fathers and mothers?-Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families. They certainly think we are a gang of fools.”

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David Walker

David Walker, born on September 27, 1796 in Charleston, South Carolina, was a prominent pamphleteer in the United States. His works primarily focused on the moral and religious issues of slavery, advocating for the liberation of slaves. Although his life was short, his influence was profound, making him an important figure in the American abolitionist movement. more

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