:After reaching New Bedford, there came a young man to me with a copy of the Liberator...edited by William Lloyd Garrison... His paper took its place with me next to the [[Bible]]...It detested slavery...and, with all the solemnity of God's word, demanded the complete emancipation of my race... His words were... holy fire...The Bible was his text book... Prejudice against color was rebellion against God. | :After reaching New Bedford, there came a young man to me with a copy of the Liberator...edited by William Lloyd Garrison... His paper took its place with me next to the [[Bible]]...It detested slavery...and, with all the solemnity of God's word, demanded the complete emancipation of my race... His words were... holy fire...The Bible was his text book... Prejudice against color was rebellion against God. |