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Negro Quotes

If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro in government. It is merely evidence of the failure of slavery Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t do good to open doors for someone who doesn’t have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts Picture Quote #1

It is only the Negro leadership, the bourgeois, hand-picked, handful of Negroes who think that they’re going to get some kind of respect, recognition, or protection from the Government Picture Quote #1

The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God Picture Quote #1

Thank God that at least in one place, all men are equal: in the church of God. I do not consider it any degradation to kneel side by side with a Negro in the house of our Heavenly Father Picture Quote #1

And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk Picture Quote #1

I might add how in the world can you say, or can anyone say, that it will dignify the American Negro to beg in or wade [?] in or plead in when the people in Hungary didn’t beg in? They were freedom fighters. And they fought for their freedom Picture Quote #1

It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence Picture Quote #1

My mother introduced me to more academic-minded writers, Cornel West and Skip Gates. In her library, I came across, when I was very young, Harold Cruse’s ‘The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual,’ which is like a bible of Negro intellectuals from Frederick Douglass to Amiri Baraka Picture Quote #1

Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State’s leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the great Negro leader to escape from slavery Picture Quote #1

The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back Picture Quote #1

The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt Picture Quote #1

The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States Picture Quote #1

When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the American people to kindle about that crucible of race relationships the fires of American faith Picture Quote #1

I knew from experience at the Negro Ensemble Company that it wasn’t until there was a place controlled by black artists... that Pulitzer Prize-winning work like ‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play’ came to fruition Picture Quote #1

I do not think white America is committed to granting equality to the American Negro. This is a passionately racist country; it will continue to be so in the foreseeable future Picture Quote #1

No case of libel by a negro against a white would even reach a southern court Picture Quote #1

A black President? Now come on y’all, we got Clinton, that’s close. He got negro tendencies Picture Quote #1

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance Picture Quote #1

And it is to rock the soul and lead the person to immorality, corruption - to forget their prayers, to forget their God. And thus the world has partaken of the spirit of the Negro race, accepting their ways Picture Quote #1

Abraham Lincoln was interested in, in saving the Union. Well, most negroes have been tricked into thinking that Lincoln was a negro lover whose primary aim was to free them, and he died because he freed them Picture Quote #1

The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to Picture Quote #1

Latinos outnumber Black people now. I’m not too happy about it. Because it’s only a matter of time before we lose our month. Soon as they figure it out, they’re going to have Latino History Month. All we’re going to have is Cinco de Negro Picture Quote #1

It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it was held against all of us Picture Quote #1

I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn’t occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as an American, that’s all! Picture Quote #1

Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning Negro teachers and self-association Picture Quote #1

I was born black, I attended all Negro schools including college, I grew up in the segregated South during Jim Crow. If anybody knows a racist, I do. Pat Buchanan ain’t no racist Picture Quote #1

They [Theodore White and Lou Harris] took turns weeping, and finally concluded that Rockefeller got the votes of everyone in California who is a Negro, a Jew, a Mexican, and a college graduate, while Goldwater got the votes of every millionaire. Which certainly makes California the land of opportunity Picture Quote #1

An American, a Negro... two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder Picture Quote #1

If the American Negro is to have a culture of his own he will have to leave America to get it Picture Quote #1

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If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro in government. It is merely evidence of the failure of slavery. (Negro Quotes) It doesn’t do good to open doors for someone who doesn’t have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts. (Negro Quotes) It is only the Negro leadership, the bourgeois, hand-picked, handful of Negroes who think that they’re going to get some kind of respect, recognition, or protection from the Government. (Negro Quotes) The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God. (Negro Quotes) Thank God that at least in one place, all men are equal: in the church of God. I do not consider it any degradation to kneel side by side with a Negro in the house of our Heavenly Father. (Negro Quotes) And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk. (Negro Quotes) I might add how in the world can you say, or can anyone say, that it will dignify the American Negro to beg in or wade [?] in or plead in when the people in Hungary didn’t beg in? They were freedom fighters. And they fought for their freedom. (Negro Quotes) It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence. (Negro Quotes) My mother introduced me to more academic-minded writers, Cornel West and Skip Gates. In her library, I came across, when I was very young, Harold Cruse’s ‘The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual,’ which is like a bible of Negro intellectuals from Frederick Douglass to Amiri Baraka. (Negro Quotes) Mark Twain married the daughter of one of New York State’s leading Abolitionists, Jervis Langdon, who helped Frederick Douglass who became the great Negro leader to escape from slavery. (Negro Quotes) The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back. (Negro Quotes) The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt. (Negro Quotes) The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States. (Negro Quotes) When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the American people to kindle about that crucible of race relationships the fires of American faith. (Negro Quotes) I knew from experience at the Negro Ensemble Company that it wasn’t until there was a place controlled by black artists... that Pulitzer Prize-winning work like ‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play’ came to fruition. (Negro Quotes) I do not think white America is committed to granting equality to the American Negro. This is a passionately racist country; it will continue to be so in the foreseeable future. (Negro Quotes) No case of libel by a negro against a white would even reach a southern court (Negro Quotes) A black President? Now come on y’all, we got Clinton, that’s close. He got negro tendencies. (Negro Quotes) The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance (Negro Quotes) And it is to rock the soul and lead the person to immorality, corruption - to forget their prayers, to forget their God. And thus the world has partaken of the spirit of the Negro race, accepting their ways (Negro Quotes) Abraham Lincoln was interested in, in saving the Union. Well, most negroes have been tricked into thinking that Lincoln was a negro lover whose primary aim was to free them, and he died because he freed them (Negro Quotes) The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions entitle him to (Negro Quotes) Latinos outnumber Black people now. I’m not too happy about it. Because it’s only a matter of time before we lose our month. Soon as they figure it out, they’re going to have Latino History Month. All we’re going to have is Cinco de Negro (Negro Quotes) It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it was held against all of us (Negro Quotes) I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn’t occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as an American, that’s all! (Negro Quotes) Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning Negro teachers and self-association (Negro Quotes) I was born black, I attended all Negro schools including college, I grew up in the segregated South during Jim Crow. If anybody knows a racist, I do. Pat Buchanan ain’t no racist (Negro Quotes) They [Theodore White and Lou Harris] took turns weeping, and finally concluded that Rockefeller got the votes of everyone in California who is a Negro, a Jew, a Mexican, and a college graduate, while Goldwater got the votes of every millionaire. Which certainly makes California the land of opportunity (Negro Quotes) An American, a Negro... two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. (Negro Quotes) If the American Negro is to have a culture of his own he will have to leave America to get it (Negro Quotes)

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