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.

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

A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.

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

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.