Excerpt from Three Addresses on the Relations Subsisting Between the White and Colored People of the United States Born on American soil in common with yourselves, deriv ing our bodies and our minds from its dust, centuries having passed away since our ancestors were torn from the Shores of Africa, we, like yourselves, hold ourselves to be in every sense Americans, and that we may, therefore, venture to Speak to you in a tone not lower than that which becomes earnest men and American citizens. Having watered your soil with our tears, enriched it with our blood, performed its roughest labor in time of peace, defended it against enemies in time of war, and at all times been loyal and true to its best interests, we deem it no arrogance or presumption to manifest now a com mon concern with you for its welfare, prosperity, honor and glory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.