---
title: "5 African Story Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 African Story quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best African Story sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg"
---

> [Every time there is a movie that tells a South African story, it is done by someone who must be taught the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a-south-african-story-it-is/)

[John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg)

> [Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/writing-has-always-been-a-serious-business-for-me-i-felt-it-was-a/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/chinua-achebe-781_absence_writing-has-always-been-a-serious-busine_606566.jpg)

> [I have always found it curious that Americans consider Roots' an American story. I first watched it growing up in Zimbabwe, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rege-jean-page/i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-americans-consider-roots-an/)

[Rege-Jean Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rege-jean-page/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/rege-jean-page-6378_always_i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-amer_1845256.jpg)

> [With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-johnson/with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-presented-in-the-media-as-being/)

[Shawn Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/shawn-johnson-7090_backgrounds_with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-pres_2007746.jpg)

> [To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually nations. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amma-asante/to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-teach-this-story-you-have-to/)

[Amma Asante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amma-asante/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/amma-asante-28266_country_to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-t_2111294.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/#itemlist",
            "name": "African Story Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Every time there is a movie that tells a South African story, it is done by someone who must be taught the right way of pronouncing 'Sawubona.' Enough is enough.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Kani"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a-south-african-story-it-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Every time there is a movie that tells a South African story, it is done by someone who must be taught the…” — John Kani",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective - in full earshot of the world.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Chinua Achebe"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/writing-has-always-been-a-serious-business-for-me-i-felt-it-was-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/chinua-achebe-781_absence_writing-has-always-been-a-serious-busine_606566.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/chinua-achebe-781_absence_writing-has-always-been-a-serious-busine_606566.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/chinua-achebe-781_absence_writing-has-always-been-a-serious-busine_606566.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the…” — Chinua Achebe",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have always found it curious that Americans consider Roots' an American story. I first watched it growing up in Zimbabwe, and I naturally saw it as an African story.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rege-Jean Page"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rege-jean-page/i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-americans-consider-roots-an/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/rege-jean-page-6378_always_i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-amer_1845256.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/rege-jean-page-6378_always_i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-amer_1845256.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/rege-jean-page-6378_always_i-have-always-found-it-curious-that-amer_1845256.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have always found it curious that Americans consider Roots' an American story. I first watched it growing…” — Rege-Jean Page",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Shawn Johnson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-johnson/with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-presented-in-the-media-as-being/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/shawn-johnson-7090_backgrounds_with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-pres_2007746.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/shawn-johnson-7090_backgrounds_with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-pres_2007746.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/shawn-johnson-7090_backgrounds_with-literature-sometimes-a-book-is-pres_2007746.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African…” — Shawn Johnson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually nations. You have to teach that chiefs were actually kings, with kingdoms. You have to teach that there was a structure that worked in Africa prior to colonialism. You have to teach that countries were colonized that were doing fine by themselves. And that's uncomfortable.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Amma Asante"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amma-asante/to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-teach-this-story-you-have-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/amma-asante-28266_country_to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-t_2111294.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/amma-asante-28266_country_to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-t_2111294.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/amma-asante-28266_country_to-really-talk-about-african-story-and-t_2111294.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“To really talk about African story, and teach this story, you have to teach that tribes were actually…” — Amma Asante",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/",
            "name": "African Story Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/john-kani-7300_enough-is-enough_every-time-there-is-a-movie-that-tells-a_393518.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 5 African Story quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best African Story sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "African Story Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-story/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```