"The white man’s religion is a lie."

"Prejudice against color is stronger north than south; it hangs around my neck like a heavy weight."

"I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any record containing it."

"The American people have always been anxious to know what they shall do with us... I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has already played the mischief.…"

"Should a slave, when assaulted, but raise his hand in self defense, the white assaulting party is fully justified by southern, or Maryland, public opinion, in shooting the slave down."