To make me believe that those men who have regulated education in our country have humanity in their hearts is to make me believe a lie.
Robert Purvis Quotes
I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the plot of ground which I have fairly bought and honestly paid for. Don't advise me to leave, and don't add insult to injury by telling me it's for my own good; of that I am to be the judge.
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| Birth: | 4th August, 1810 |
| Death: | 15th April, 1898 |
| Nationality: | African, American |
| Profession: | Abolitionist |
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