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PHILOSOPHY > clergyman, abolitionist > Henry Highland Garnet
The orators and...
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The orators and statesmen of our land, whether they belong to the past, or to the present, will live and shine in the annals of history, in proportion as they have dedicated their genius and talents to the defense of Justice and man's God-given rights.
Source: From a Memorial Discourse Delivered in the Hall of the Hous of Representatives, 12 Feb 1865.
-- Henry Highland Garnet, (Dec 23 1815-1882), US clergyman, abolitionist; He was an early proponent of armed revolt against slaveholders; first Black clergyman to deliver a sermon in Congress; ambassador to Liberia, 1881.