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title: "5 Enslaved African Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [There's a history of enslaved African-Americans having to make their slave masters comfortable. This business of what we call skinning and grinning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxine-waters/there-s-a-history-of-enslaved-african-americans-having-to-make-their/)

[Maxine Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxine-waters/)

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> [“Enslaved African Americans built the modern United States, and indeed the entire modern world, in ways both obvious and hidden.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-e-baptist/enslaved-african-americans-built-the-modern-united-states-and-indeed/)

[Edward E. Baptist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-e-baptist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/edward-e-baptist-26840_african-american_enslaved-african-americans-built-the-mod_436426.jpg)

> [Stories about enslaved Africans can be depressing, exciting, educational and, yes, even entertaining depending on your taste. However, they should never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-johnson/stories-about-enslaved-africans-can-be-depressing-exciting/)

[Jason Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/jason-johnson-5687_best_stories-about-enslaved-africans-can-be-d_1039605.jpg)

> [“Um," I asked, "isn't the whole point about being a slave that you don't have a choice to be anything else?" Prettying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-vowell/um-i-asked-isn-t-the-whole-point-about-being-a-slave-that-you-don-t/)

[Sarah Vowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-vowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/sarah-vowell-2016_enslaved_um-i-asked-isn-t-the-whole-point-about-b_1120307.png)

> [“It is with the oppressed, enslaved, African race that I cast in my lot; and if I wished anything, I would wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-beecher-stowe/it-is-with-the-oppressed-enslaved-african-race-that-i-cast-in-my-lot/)

[Harriet Beecher Stowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-beecher-stowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/harriet-beecher-stowe-1149_africa_it-is-with-the-oppressed-enslaved-africa_3229126.jpg)

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