An Address to the Slaves of the United States of America

Henry Highland Garnet's Call to Rebellion

Explanation:

August of 1843 in Buffalo, New York, Henry Highland Garnet gave an inspirational speech that shocked the delegates of the National Negro Convention. In came to be known as the "Call to Rebellion" speech, Garnet encouraged slaves to turn against their masters. "Neither god, nor angels, or just men, command you to suffer for a single moment. Therefore it is your solemn and imperative duty to use every means, both moral, intellectual, and physical that promises success."