Why, every man must make equality for himself. No society, no government can make this equality. I do not expect the slave of the south to jump into equality; all I claim for him is, that he may be allowed to jump into liberty, and let him make equality for himself.


The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements (1863)

William Wells Brown Quotes

Why, every man must make equality for himself. No society, no government can make this equality. I do not expect the slave of the south to jump into...

Why, every man must make equality for himself. No society, no government can make this equality. I do not expect the slave of the south to jump into...

Why, every man must make equality for himself. No society, no government can make this equality. I do not expect the slave of the south to jump into...

Why, every man must make equality for himself. No society, no government can make this equality. I do not expect the slave of the south to jump into...