When the Negro learns what manner of man he is spiritually, he will wake up all over. He will stop playing white even on the stage. He will rise in the majesty of his own soul. — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for crusade, for… — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
When the Negro learns what manner of man he is spiritually, he will wake up all over. He will stop playing white even on… — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
Anything that is as old as racism is in the blood line of the nation. It's not any superficial thing-that attitude is in the… — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
At times we feel wounded, hurt, disappointed, disgusted, resentful, sick of it all. At other times we feel skeptical, outraged, robbed, beaten. We chafe,… — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve. — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit for trying. — Nannie Helen Burroughs Copy Share Image
