People keep telling me

People keep telling me about the white race and the black race – and it really doesn’t make sense. I played Miami, met a fellow two shades darker than me – and his name was Ginsberg! Took my place in two sit-in demonstrations – nobody knew the difference. The he tried for a third lunch … Read more

Africans and persons of

Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research….if we are to continue to leave practically all important historical research and writing concerning the black race to the white man, then we must be prepared to accept, uncomplainingly, the white man’s point of view. Chancellor Williams

Ham will continue to

Ham will continue to be servant of servants, as the Lord decreed, until the curse is removed. will the present struggle free the slave? No; but they are now wasting away the black race by thousands…. Treat the slaves kindly and let them live, for Ham must be the servant of servants until the curse … Read more

I certainly wasn’t seeking

I certainly wasn’t seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students. My homemade education gave me, with every additional book that I read, a little bit more sensitivity to the deafness, dumbness and blindness that was afflicting the black race in America. Not long ago, an English writer telephoned … Read more