American Quote by Al N. Green

It is important to honor and remember the millions of individuals who suffered the horrors of slavery.

— Al N. Green

There's injustices within our system that we inherited from this time, from slavery, and until we confront our past, we're not going to be…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Part of the reason why we're only now reaching a point in American society where we can talk about the need for truth and…

— Bryan Stevenson

On this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us…

— Ban Ki-moon

A startling and engrossing commentary on the complex actuality and continuing heritage of American slavery.

— Sherley Anne Williams

When we hear the word 'slavery,' it can be easy to dismiss it as a relic, a crime from the history books, a shameful…

— Penny Mordaunt

Slavery is the nagging, unrelenting shame of America that continues to deny the true promise of the country to too many its citizens. If…

— John Hickenlooper

“The history of slavery is the history of the United States. It was not peripheral to our founding; it was central to it. It…

— Clint Smith

We need a Slavery Remembrance Day... we also need to accord dignity and respect to the enslaved people... with a Congressional gold medal.

— Al N. Green

As we remember all victims of crimes against humanity, let's not forget to honor the lives sacrificed to slavery, a great crime against humanity.…

— Al N. Green

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and to say for ourselves what shall be true for…

— John Ruskin

We should transmit to posterity our abhorrence of slavery.

— Patrick Henry