I think, however, I have written enough to convince you that the decision merits no moderate talk; that it should be branded, battle-axed, sawed, cut and carved with the most bitter epithets and blistering denunciations that words can express. We want fire-eaters now, a thousand times more than we do conservatives. This nation deserves and will receive, if it lets that decision stand, the hiss of man, the curse of God and the ridicule of all ages. And I think it is wrong in you, sir, to teach the young men of our race that is manly to sit still under any such diabolical decision. Now I ask, shall we sit still and be conservative, hold our peace and submit to the degradation? I hope, sir, you will not say yes. You cannot afford to do it. No, not as a member of the Negro race. If the decision is correct, the United States constitution is a dirty rag, a cheat, a libel, and ought to be spit upon by every Negro in the land.Bishop Henry McNeal Turner,-1883
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:42:25 +0000