#slave

The Soul of man is made an article of merchandize by his fellow man and can such a land be happy? No! Happyness does not dwell in any land that is scard by the blighting curse of Slavery. ↗

— Ezra Cornell

#article #be happy #curse #does #dwell

It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States. ↗

— Mark Foley

#celebration #challenges #end #enriching #future

To this wonderful page in our country's history another more glorious still will be added, and the slave shall show at last to his free brothers a sharpened sword forged from the links of his fetters. ↗

— Giuseppe Garibaldi

#another #brothers #country #fetters #forged

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril. ↗

— William Lloyd Garrison

#enslave #human #human being #liberties #liberty

The Slave Trade, though nominally abolished, is actively pursued here, eighty-three slaves having been landed just before my arrival, and another cargo during my stay. ↗

— George Grey

#another #arrival #been #before #cargo

No pen can give an adequate description of the all-pervading corruption produced by slavery. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#corruption #description #give #pen #produced

Your mama coming back. Just cause you cant sees a person aint mean nothing. They still there. You worry you never gonna find your mama but she gonna come to you. Close your eyes. I bets you see her good. ↗

— Nancy Rawles

#inspirational #life-lessons #love #slavery #inspirational

And who is responsible for this appalling child slavery? Everyone. ↗

— Mary Harris Jones

#child #everyone #responsible #slavery #who

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#always #ancient #capitalist #capitalist society #freedom

The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it. ↗

— James Mansfield

#been #breathes #england #every #every man