--- title: "7 Negro Slavery Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 7 Negro Slavery quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Negro Slavery sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/john-adams-529_colossal_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_373652.jpg" --- > [Negro slavery is an evil of colossal magnitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude/) [John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/john-adams-529_colossal_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_373652.jpg) > [“Negro slavery, thus, had nothing to do with climate. Its origin can be expressed in three words: in the Caribbean, Sugar; on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/negro-slavery-thus-had-nothing-to-do-with-climate-its-origin-can-be/) [Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/eric-williams-26513_change_negro-slavery-thus-had-nothing-to-do-wit_705695.jpg) > [My own convictions as to negro slavery are strong. It has its evils and abuses...We recognize the negro as God and God's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jefferson-davis/my-own-convictions-as-to-negro-slavery-are-strong-it-has-its-evils/) [Jefferson Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jefferson-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/jefferson-davis-9399_abuse_my-own-convictions-as-to-negro-slavery-a_807476.jpg) > [Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude. I am therefore utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude-i-am-therefore-utterly/) [John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/john-adams-529_admission_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_824024.jpg) > [There is great fear expressed on all sides lest this war shall be made a war for the negro. I am willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-b-anthony/there-is-great-fear-expressed-on-all-sides-lest-this-war-shall-be/) [Susan B. Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-b-anthony/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/susan-b-anthony-2103_conspiracy_there-is-great-fear-expressed-on-all-sid_877592.png) > [“Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude and I am utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude-and-i-am-utterly/) [John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b66/john-adams-529_evil_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_2022852.jpg) > [“Here, then, is the origin of Negro slavery. The reason was economic, not racial; it had to do not with the color…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/here-then-is-the-origin-of-negro-slavery-the-reason-was-economic-not/) [Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/eric-williams-26513_north-carolina_here-then-is-the-origin-of-negro-slavery_2185223.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/negro-slavery/#itemlist", "name": "Negro Slavery Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Negro slavery is an evil of colossal magnitude.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/john-adams-529_colossal_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_373652.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/john-adams-529_colossal_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_373652.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/john-adams-529_colossal_negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-mag_373652.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Negro slavery is an evil of colossal magnitude.” — John Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Negro slavery, thus, had nothing to do with climate. 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