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> [Most African Americans, if given a chance, would have chosen to be 'just Americans' ever since the first of us was brought here to Jamestown colony in 1619, a year before the Mayflower landed. But that choice has never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/most-african-americans-if-given-a-chance-would-have-chosen-to-be-just/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

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## More by Clarence Page

> [I remember being told by my parents when I was 4 that I couldn't go to an amusement park advertised on TV because colored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/i-remember-being-told-by-my-parents-when-i-was-4-that-i-couldn-t-go/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [Most African Americans, if given a chance, would have chosen to be 'just Americans' ever since the first of us was brought here to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/most-african-americans-if-given-a-chance-would-have-chosen-to-be-just/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [It does no service to the cause of racial equality for white people to content themselves with judging themselves to be nonracist. Few people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/it-does-no-service-to-the-cause-of-racial-equality-for-white-people/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [One thing about winning a Pulitzer, it means you know what the first three words of your obituary will be: Pulitzer Prize-winner. After winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/one-thing-about-winning-a-pulitzer-it-means-you-know-what-the-first/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [Privilege is least apparent to those who have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/privilege-is-least-apparent-to-those-who-have-it/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [I will say that the difference was that when you're an Army journalist, as opposed to a civilian correspondent covering the military, you're very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/i-will-say-that-the-difference-was-that-when-you-re-an-army/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [If we are to prevent the fabric of our society from coming apart, we must teach our children to excel not only academically, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/if-we-are-to-prevent-the-fabric-of-our-society-from-coming-apart-we/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

> [Nothing concentrates the mind like a firm deadline, and a little voice in the back of my mind reminding me that, "If you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-page/nothing-concentrates-the-mind-like-a-firm-deadline-and-a-little-voice/)

[Clarence Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-page/)

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