It Was Unlawful, As Well As Unsafe,

Slaves Are Generally Expected To Sing As Well As To Work.

The More I Read, The More I Was Led To Abhor And Detest My Enslavers.

To Drag A Man In Fetters Into The Grand Illuminated Temple Of Liberty, And Call Upon Him To Join You In Joyous Anthems, Were Inhuman Mockery And Sacrilegious Irony.

Fugitive Slaves Were Rare Then, And As A Fugitive Slave Lecturer, I Had The Advantage Of Being The First One Out.

The Law On The Side Of Freedom Is Of Great Advantage Only When There Is Power To Make That Law Respected.