5 quotes
Shoot down the Confederacy and uphold the flag; the American flag.
What the Black Man Wants (1865)
This war, let it be long or let it be short, let it cost much or let it cost little... shall not cease until every freedman at the South has the right to vote.
What the Black Man Wants (1865)
The honor of a nation is an important thing. It is said in the Scriptures, “What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” It may be said, also, What doth it profit a nation if it gain the whole world, but lose its honor?
What the Black Man Wants (1865)
I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote, and my heart and my voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to woman.
What the Black Man Wants (1865)
In regard to the colored people, there is always more that is benevolent, I perceive, than just, manifested towards us. What I ask for the negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
What the Black Man Wants (1865)