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The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are the tyrannies of minorities.
The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are the tyrannies of minorities.
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism
One ever feels his twoness-an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one read more
One ever feels his twoness-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.
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, read more
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.
The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.
The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look read more
The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, read more
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, "the time ain't long." That song is right. Something has got to change in America—and change soon. We must help that change to come.
Desperate courage makes One a majority.
Desperate courage makes One a majority.
