“Many think, because your skins are tinged with a sable hue, that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does not consider you as such. ... he hath made all men free and equal. Then why should one worm say to another, 'Keep you down there, while I sit up yonder; for I am better than thou?”
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Maria W. Stewart
Maria W. Stewart was an American journalist, orator, and advocate for women's rights and against slavery. Born in 1803 and died on December 17, 1879, Stewart was one of the first women to publicly speak in the United States. She dedicated herself to the cause of women's rights and the abolition of slavery. more
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