Marvin

“It was a reminder that the most desperate battles are fought in our hearts and souls, and that death is only one final trick of the mind.”
― Walter Mosley, Blood Grove

“He was a special target for the South during the 1860 campaign, the more so as he was more outspoken against slavery than Lincoln. Editorials thundered against him and “the dire effects of electing a free Negro to the Vice Presidency.” R. B. Rhett, Secession leader of the (Charleston, S. C.) Mercury (July 9, 1860), said Hamlin “is what we call a mulatto. He has black blood in him. The Northern people”
― J.A. Rogers, The Five Negro Presidents: According to What White People Said They Were

“He might not be a good man but he is a good son.”
― Walter Mosley, Blood Grove

“Stroke his ego in front of his friends and treat them well for his sake. Kneel down for his parents and call them on important days. Do these things and he will put a ring on your finger, fast fast.”
― Oyinkan Braithwaite, My Sister, the Serial Killer