Quotes for All
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improved, instead of increasing my contentment; it only increased my desire to be free, and set me thinking of plans to gain my freedom. Frederick Douglass
You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Frederick Douglass
There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution Frederick Douglass
One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings. Franklin A. Thomas
Black people have always been America’s wilderness in search of a promised land. Cornel West
Hate is too great a burden to bear. Coretta Scott King
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. Colin Powell
What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice. Carter G. Woodson
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. Carol Moseley Braun