[I]n any land, in any country under modern free competition, to lay any class of weak and despised people, be they white, black, or blue, at the political mercy of their stronger, richer, and more resourceful fellows, is a temptation which human nature seldom has withstood and seldom will withstand.
W.E.B. Du BoisTags: strength power wealth human-nature african-americans blacks
I have observed this in my experience of slavery,--that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. He must be able to detect no inconsistencies in slavery; he must be made to feel that slavery is right; and he can be brought to that only when he ceased to be a man.
Frederick DouglassTags: freedom contentment slavery slaves frederick-douglass african-americans blacks
Mrs. Clinton, speaking to a black church audience on Martin Luther King Day last year, did describe President George W. Bush as treating the Congress of the United States like 'a plantation,' adding in a significant tone of voice that 'you know what I mean ...'
She did not repeat this trope, for some reason, when addressing the electors of Iowa or New Hampshire. She's willing to ring the other bell, though, if it suits her. But when an actual African-American challenger comes along, she rather tends to pout and wince at his presumption (or did until recently).
Tags: politics united-states hypocrisy george-w-bush racism 2008 barack-obama new-hampshire martin-luther-king-jr iowa african-americans hillary-clinton united-states-elections-2008 plantation
The best of humanity's recorded history is a creative balance between horrors endured and victories achieved, and so it was during the Harlem Renaissance.
AberjhaniTags: life inspiration history humanity philosophy victory creativity horror balance african-americans national-history-day black-history-month harlem-renaissance jazz-age
The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time that she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power.
The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.
Tags: feminism black racism maya-angelou african-americans blacks i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings masculity women-of-color
On Slavery: The saddest slap in the face is we have NO monument, no real statues or memorials, no special day of Atonement or Remembrance (NOT ONE), no thanks for 400+ years of free labor, forced servitude across the Trans-Atlantic, ass beatings, buying ourselves and families out of slavery, rape and plunder...but everyone else has monuments, special museums, and even movies. This is what America thinks of black people, so-called black president and all, who has been largely silent on this subject...we'll even celebrate Leprechauns, Easter Bunnies, and Secretary's Day before we acknowledge our history.
Brandi L. BatesTags: black-people slavery martin-luther-king african-americans blacks malcolm-x african-american-authors black-panthers huey-newton marcus-garvey
Washington was concerned that the soldiers coming to him from Massachusetts were too few and of too low quality. He was disappointed that the majority of the Massachusetts volunteers appeared to be thrill-seeking teenagers, British Army deserters and otherwise unemployed African Americans. Washington doubted that these volunteers would ever be able to stand up to the British. Much to Washington's surprise, the free black men soon proved to be exemplary soldiers.
C.L. GammonTags: revolution washington african-americans
Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Martin Luther King Jr.Tags: activism protest civil-rights nonviolence african-americans blacks
It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.
Isabel WilkersonTags: geography african-americans location migration great-migration second-great-migration
Millions of tears have fallen for black sons, brothers, lovers, and friends whose assailants took or maimed their lives and then simply went on their way.
AberjhaniTags: equality justice racism race-relations multiculturalism african-americans human-rights-day black-history-month trayvon-martin african-american-men antiracism darren-hunt eric-garner george-zimmerman kajieme-powell killing-of-black-men-in-america michael-brown post-racial-america race-and-racism-in-america tamir-rice
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