Let us render the tyrant no aid; let us not hold the light by which he can trace the footprints of our flying brother.

I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the South is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes—a justifier of the most appalling barbarity…a shelter under…which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection

Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but his courage and self-respect made him quite a dignified character.

Right is of no Sex-Truth is of no Color-God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.

Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. . . . The resistance encountered now predicates hope. . .

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.