Do not despise us for the colour of our skin. In our souls we are brighter than the whitest of your people.
μὴ καταγνῷς δὲ τοῦ χρώματος ἡμῶν· ἐσμὲν γὰρ λευκότεροι καὶ λαμπρότεροι ταῖς ψυχαῖς τῶν παρὰ σοῦ λευκοτάτων.
Original text (Ancient Greek)