When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights.
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I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive.
Topics in CountryTags in Liberty and Human Rights
Birth: | 6th November, 1814 |
Death: | 6th November, 1884 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Abolitionist, Historian, Novelist, Playwriter |
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