“My father said to me when I was a child, 'Boy, set there until I come back.' That was his law and I had to obey him. He went off somewhere and forgot about me. I sat there all day… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“Religion can be a good thing. Churches did black folks good after Reconstruction. It was the only place people like Nat Turner and Douglass… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“A person has to have confidence in what he's going to do. If he don't, he's not going to do it long. He has… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“I believe in God, and I love my brother. But I don't want any religion that will demand I lose my individuality.” — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“So I've got five books, a building, and a hundred bucks. I'm starting my business tomorrow.” — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“Until the neglected and the rejected are accepted and respected, there's gonna be no damn peace . . . nowhere! Only a tree will… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“You can't walk straight on a crooked line. You try you'll break your leg. How can you walk straight in a crooked system?” — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“My father said to me when I was a child, 'Boy, set there until I come back.' That was his law and I had… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“Everybody keeps saying be satisfied with Jesus's love, and he will give us our daily bread. I keep waiting, but we never get any… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
“I keep thinking about Marcus Garvey and what he says about black people knowing themselves. It's clear that if the so-called Negro goes to… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share Image
