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

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.

Slaves were expected to sing as well as to work. A silent slave was not liked, either by masters or overseers.

Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. . . . The resistance encountered now predicates hope. . . . Only as we rise . . . do we encounter opposition.

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it.