--- title: "3 Vincent Harding Quotes - Famous Historian (Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years)" description: "Vincent Gordon Harding was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vincent-harding-93767.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Vincent Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vincent-harding-93767.jpg) # Vincent Harding (1931–2014) Historian United States **3** quotes in **36** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Vincent Harding was a historian from the United States, best known for *Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years*. ## Quick Facts About Vincent Harding Born July 25, 1931 Died May 19, 2014 Nationality United States Profession Historian Notable works Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years Spouse Rosemarie Freeney Harding ## About Vincent Harding Vincent Gordon Harding was an African-American pastor, historian, and scholar of various topics with a focus on American religion and society. A social activist, he was perhaps best known for his work with and writings about Martin Luther King Jr., whom Harding knew personally. Besides having authored numerous books such as There Is A River, Hope and History, and Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero, he served as co-chairperson of the social unity group Veterans of Hope Project and as Professor of Religion and Social Transformation at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. When Harding died on May 19, 2014, his daughter, Rachel Elizabeth Harding, publicly eulogized him on the Veterans of Hope Project website. ## Quotes by Vincent Harding > [A nation that combines the America predilection towards violence, the American stockpile of weapons and the American lack of empathy for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-harding/a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predilection-towards-violence-the/) Vincent Harding [Activism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/vincent-harding-74773_activism_a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predi_168849.jpg) > [You can't start a movement, but you can prepare for one](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-harding/you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-prepare-for-one/) Vincent Harding [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/vincent-harding-74773_funny_you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-p_264203.jpg) > [We can’t sit back and celebrate Martin King and ask when will there be another like him. No, no my dear young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-harding/we-can-t-sit-back-and-celebrate-martin-king-and-ask-when-will-there/) Vincent Harding [African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/vincent-harding-74773_african-american_we-can-t-sit-back-and-celebrate-martin-k_1633071.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-harding/#itemlist", "name": "Vincent Harding Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A nation that combines the America predilection towards violence, the American stockpile of weapons and the American lack of empathy for the earth's humiliated peoples is a dangerous nation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vincent Harding" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-harding/a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predilection-towards-violence-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/vincent-harding-74773_activism_a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predi_168849.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/vincent-harding-74773_activism_a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predi_168849.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72d/vincent-harding-74773_activism_a-nation-that-combines-the-america-predi_168849.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A nation that combines the America predilection towards violence, the American stockpile of weapons and the…” — Vincent Harding", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't start a movement, but you can prepare for one", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vincent Harding" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-harding/you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-prepare-for-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/vincent-harding-74773_funny_you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-p_264203.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/vincent-harding-74773_funny_you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-p_264203.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/vincent-harding-74773_funny_you-can-t-start-a-movement-but-you-can-p_264203.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can't start a movement, but you can prepare for one” — Vincent Harding", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We can’t sit back and celebrate Martin King and ask when will there be another like him. 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