Writer Quotes and aphorisms about slaves Candice Millard J. M. G. Le Clezio Ayn Rand John Ruskin W. E. B. Du Bois ,, From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of a... W. E. B. Du Bois W. E. B. Du Bois ,, The use of slave women as day workers naturally broke up or made impossible the normal Negro home, ... W. E. B. Du Bois Harriet Ann Jacobs Susan Griffin