FastSaying

Words of Emancipation didn't arrive until the middle of June so they called it Juneteenth. So that was it, the night of Juneteenth celebration, his mind went on. The celebration of a gaudy illusion.

Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison

emancipationfreedomjuneteenthlibertyslavery

Related Quotes

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves
— Abraham Lincoln
freedomlibertyslavery
Man is the highest essence of man, hence with the categorical imperative to overthrow all relations in which man is a debased, enslaved, abandoned, despicable essence.
— Karl Marx
communismemancipationliberty
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
— Patrick Henry
freedomlibertyrevolution
"We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element of strength to those who had their service, and we must decide whether that element should be with us or "against us". Emancipation, will strike at the heart of the rebellion." Said to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles.
— Abraham Lincoln
EmancipationRebellionSlavery
When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.
— Ralph Ellison
freedomidentityindependence