The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.

Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

The Afro-American is not a bestial race. If this work can contribute in any way towards proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen, and punishment by law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service. Other considerations are of minor importance.