“This is my people. My people were Kanakas. Kanakas are people that were brought from other countries to be slaves. My people were slaved for years because of their colour, my people couldnt get an education because they were either busy serving people or they were too poor working for nothing to afford it. I am the fourth generation in my family to be able to get an education and I am also the sixth generation in my family who has not been slaved for my colour. I am thankful for my family being set free and I am thankful that the colour of our skin is no longer being held against us.”
![“I want you to understand that I respect the rights of the poorest and weakest of colored people, oppressed [to deny others their rights or liberty] by the slave system, just as much as I do those of the most wealthy and powerful. That is the idea that has moved me, and that alone.” quote by John Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/john-brown-15897_deny_i-want-you-to-understand-that-i-respect_2400722.jpg)
