In the first place, an unjust law exists in this Commonwealth, by which marriages between persons of different color is pronounced illegal. I am perfectly aware of the gross ridicule to which I may subject myself by alluding to this particular; but I have lived too long, and observed too much, to be disturbed by the world's mockery.

Chapter VIII - An Appeal on Behalf of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1833)

Child's Appeal[utc.iath.virginia.edu]