Quote of the day
Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar?
J. Sella Martin
Born: September 27, 1832
Died: 1876 (aged 43)
Bio: John Sella Martin was a noted abolitionist in Boston, Massachusetts and a pastor, who had escaped from slavery in Alabama. He was a leading African-American preacher and activist for equality before the American Civil War, traveling to England to lecture against slavery.