Yet, in spite of this iniquitous caste system the leaven of democracy, of equality has found lodgment in the black man's mind, and he craves the chance to become all that the white man has become and to do all that the white man does by virtue of his American freedom and citizenship.
Grimké notes that despite oppression, black men aspire to achieve the same freedoms as white men.
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But ignorance is a breeder of crime just as poverty is.
For myself, I had rather rob any bank to an indefinite amount than kidnap a fellow-being, or hold him in bondage; the sin would be less injurious to society, and less sinful in the sight of God.
It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.
Pray, sir, is it a careful desire to fulfill the Scriptures, or to make money, that induces you to hold your fellow-men in bondage?