“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 could hold meetings to unite our people. But the white man wanted to teach black folks about the by and by in the sky. He wanted to take their minds off the things here, so maybe… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share
“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 to have confidence first in his idea and next in himself. Two men have different ideas and they go to work on them. Now the first fella's idea may come up soon. Your may linger a… — Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Copy Share
“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
