What happened after World War I was disgraceful. Most veterans, like my great-uncle, were squashed back into place. Congress couldn't pass an anti-lynching bill. The World War II generation, though, wasn't going to take it. — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom. — Carter G. Woodson Copy Share Image