Sparks Commentary

“And there was Cap’n Washington , And gentle folks about him; They say he’s grown so ‘tarnal proud He will not ride without ‘em. Yankee Dood...

“Never let your schooling interfere with your education.” – Possibly a paraphrase of author Grant Allen , although it is often misattributed...

Note: This post quotes from Frederick Douglass’s memoir, where he recounts racist treatment that he received from various white men. Althoug...

“On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate...

"No person held to service or labour [a. k. a. "slavery"] in one state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, sha...

"Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of pe...

"Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system , and haste...