"Slaveholders have found out a fearful alchemy by which...blood can be transformed into gold. Instead of listening to the cry of agony, they listen to the ring of dollars and stoop down to pick up the coin." This 1857 statement is from
A) former enslaved minister James Pennington
B) black abolitionist orator Frances Ellen Watkins
C) former President John Quincy Adams
D) ex-slave Minnie Fulkes

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This statement is from black abolitionist orator Frances Ellen Watkins. She was known for her powerful speeches and writings against slavery in the mid-19th century.

"Slaveholders Have Found Out a Fearful Alchemy by Which