Quote by Benjamin Lincoln

“Our government seemed to expect the same of them as of white men. Poor Negroes! They are hopelessly inferior. . . . If you…

— Joseph E. Persico

We black men have a hard enough time in our own struggle for justice, and already have enough enemies as it is, to make…

— Malcolm X

A major of colored troops is here with his party capturing negroes, with or without their consent…They are being conscripted.

— John A. Logan

There are not enough Black people in America that we can just throw out our problematic brothers.

— Jason Johnson

You can never have enough reinforcements, resources for black women to thrive in the world. The topic has been addressed a million times before,…

— Kelela

All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and…

— Strom Thurmond

Being white is a job in America. You take that away, you better get the soldiers out.

— Dick Gregory

Officers in command of colored troops are in constant habit of pressing all able-bodied slaves into the military service of the U.S.

— Lovell Rousseau

“THE SUMMER OF 1863 marked a crucial transformation in the Union war effort—the organization and deployment of black regiments that would eventually amount to…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

We will not stop fighting until every single black life is provided the type of love and support we so desperately deserve.

— Patrisse Cullors

[Black Hawk] has fought for his countrymen, the squaws and papooses, against white men, who came year after year, to cheat them and take…

— Black Hawk

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed…

— Tom Lehrer