Quote for the day

“My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life.”

From a speech by Robert Smalls at the 1895 constitutional convention; they also appear on a statue near his grave in Beaufort, South Carolina

Rico says that, given the election of Barack Obama, it looks like Mr. Smalls has, finally, been proven right...