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Negro Quotes

[Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the minister as the leader Picture Quote #1

Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery... is his natural and normal condition Picture Quote #1

I have always observed that wherever you find the negro, everything is going down around him, and wherever you find the white man, you see everything around him improving Picture Quote #1

Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers in business cannot function in this sphere, withdrew their deposits Picture Quote #1

What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party Picture Quote #1

The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes Picture Quote #1

A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several hotels, restaurants, and especially confectionary stores, will not serve Negroes, even the best of them Picture Quote #1

But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response? Picture Quote #1

It is a commonplace by now to say that the urban school systems of America contain a higher percentage of Negro children each year Picture Quote #1

If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ did for the Negro, I would be thankful the rest of my life Picture Quote #1

(Harry Reid) was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama - a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one Picture Quote #1

[ Negro leaders] never let the white man know exactly what black people are thinking Picture Quote #1

Would it be better if I’d married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers? Picture Quote #1

A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several hotels, restaurants, and especially confectionary stores, will not serve Negroes, even the best of them Picture Quote #1

Just being a Negro doesn’t qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine Picture Quote #1

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition Picture Quote #1

And then, the negro being doomed, and damned, and forgotten, to everlasting bondage, is the white man quite certain that the tyrant demon will not turn upon him too? Picture Quote #1

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to get insulted Picture Quote #1

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted Picture Quote #1

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth Picture Quote #1

I want to be identified with the negro; until he gets his rights, we shall never have ours Picture Quote #1

I would love to see as many of the black players as possible in today’s Major League Baseball make every effort to go to the Negro Leagues Museum and get a first-hand view of how it all started Picture Quote #1

We in the Negro leagues felt like we were contributing something to baseball, too, when we were playing. We played with a round ball, and we played with a round bat. And we wore baseball uniforms, and we thought that we were making a contribution to baseball. We loved the game, and we liked to play it Picture Quote #1

I use African-American, because I teach African Studies as well as African-American Studies, so it’s easy, neat and convenient. But sometimes, when you’re in a barber shop, somebody’ll say, Did you see what that Negro did? A lot of people slip in and out of different terms effortlessly, and I don’t think the thought police should be on patrol Picture Quote #1

The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist Picture Quote #1

But I was very disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have gotten back but I wanted very much to go because there’s not much of a record of the exploits of the first Negro fighter group Picture Quote #1

Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience Picture Quote #1

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that the objective of the American negro is white middle-class values because what are white middle-class values Picture Quote #1

I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro Picture Quote #1

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[Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the minister as the leader (Negro Quotes) Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery... is his natural and normal condition (Negro Quotes) I have always observed that wherever you find the negro, everything is going down around him, and wherever you find the white man, you see everything around him improving (Negro Quotes) Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers in business cannot function in this sphere, withdrew their deposits (Negro Quotes) What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party (Negro Quotes) The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes (Negro Quotes) A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several hotels, restaurants, and especially confectionary stores, will not serve Negroes, even the best of them (Negro Quotes) But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response? (Negro Quotes) It is a commonplace by now to say that the urban school systems of America contain a higher percentage of Negro children each year (Negro Quotes) If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ did for the Negro, I would be thankful the rest of my life. (Negro Quotes) (Harry Reid) was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama - a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one. (Negro Quotes) [ Negro leaders] never let the white man know exactly what black people are thinking (Negro Quotes) Would it be better if I’d married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers? (Negro Quotes) A few years ago no hotel or restaurant in Boston refused Negro guests; now several hotels, restaurants, and especially confectionary stores, will not serve Negroes, even the best of them. (Negro Quotes) Just being a Negro doesn’t qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine. (Negro Quotes) The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition. (Negro Quotes) And then, the negro being doomed, and damned, and forgotten, to everlasting bondage, is the white man quite certain that the tyrant demon will not turn upon him too? (Negro Quotes) Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to get insulted. (Negro Quotes) Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted. (Negro Quotes) The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth. (Negro Quotes) I want to be identified with the negro; until he gets his rights, we shall never have ours (Negro Quotes) I would love to see as many of the black players as possible in today’s Major League Baseball make every effort to go to the Negro Leagues Museum and get a first-hand view of how it all started. (Negro Quotes) We in the Negro leagues felt like we were contributing something to baseball, too, when we were playing. We played with a round ball, and we played with a round bat. And we wore baseball uniforms, and we thought that we were making a contribution to baseball. We loved the game, and we liked to play it. (Negro Quotes) I use African-American, because I teach African Studies as well as African-American Studies, so it’s easy, neat and convenient. But sometimes, when you’re in a barber shop, somebody’ll say, Did you see what that Negro did? A lot of people slip in and out of different terms effortlessly, and I don’t think the thought police should be on patrol. (Negro Quotes) The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist (Negro Quotes) But I was very disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to go overseas with that group, might not have gotten back but I wanted very much to go because there’s not much of a record of the exploits of the first Negro fighter group. (Negro Quotes) Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience. (Negro Quotes) I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together. (Negro Quotes) I don’t think that the objective of the American negro is white middle-class values because what are white middle-class values. (Negro Quotes) I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro (Negro Quotes)

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