“I am not in favor of caste, nor a separation of the brotherhood of mankind, and would as willingly live among white men as black, if I had the same rights and privileges.”

— Martin Delany

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About Martin Delany

Abolitionist • American

Martin Robison Delany was a prominent African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, and writer, often considered one of the earliest proponents of Black nationalism. Born free in Charles Town, Virginia, he...

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