Inspirational Quote by Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Download Open image “American Negro must remake his past in order to make his future.” — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare American Negro Inspirational Negro Negro Remake Order Past Racism Remake Remake Past Remakes Time
“The paradox—and a fearful paradox it is—is that the American Negro can have no future anywhere, on any continent, as long as he is unwilling to accept his past. To accept one’s past—one’s history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it. An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles… — James Baldwin Copy Share
The American Negro must rebuild his past in order to make his future. Though it is orthodox to think of America as the one country where it is unnecessary to have a past, what is a luxury for the nation as a whole becomes a prime social necessity for the Negro. For him, a group tradition must supply compensation for… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share
But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, "the time ain't long."… — Langston Hughes Copy Share Image
The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife, -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In the context of the Negro problem neither whites nor blacks, for excellent reasons of their own, have the faintest desire to look back;… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The true Negro does not want integration... He realizes his potential is far better among his own race. — Jerry Falwell Copy Share Image
“The time has come to realize that the interracial drama acted out on the American continent has not only created a new black man, it has created a new white man, too. No road whatever will lead Americans back to the simplicity of this European village where white men still have the luxury of looking on me as a stranger.… — James Baldwin Copy Share
“We cannot afford to lose the Negro. We have urgent need of all and more. Let us therefore turn our efforts to making the… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
The Negro is nothing but an ex-slave who is now trying to get himself integrated into the slave master's house. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this is country is… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
You discover that the education the Negro gets is designed to keep him subservient. The poor black man is exploited by whites and by… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
The modern school without systematic lectures turns out many graduates who lack retention. No sooner has the sound of the word left their teacher's… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul and body, with… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
The American Negro must rebuild his past in order to make his future. Though it is orthodox to think of America as the one… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration. — H. Emilie Cady Copy Share Image
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just understand that the good that you want is already here. All you have to do is get in harmony with it. And you… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
