"We have a wonderful history behind us. ...……" — Carter G. Woodson
"We have a wonderful history behind us. ... If you are unable to demonstrate to the world that you have this record, the world will say to you, 'You are not worthy to enjoy the blessings of democracy or anything else'."
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Carter G. Woodson
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59 Quotes by Carter G. Woodson
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The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think…
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The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished…
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For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find…
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We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected…
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I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.
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Our aim is to appeal to reason. … Prayer is not one of our remedies; it depends on what one…
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Truth comes to us from the past, then, like gold washed down from the mountains.
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In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation…
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Why not exploit, enslave, or exterminate a class that everybody is taught to regard as inferior?
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The real servant of the people must live among them, think with them, feel for them, and die for them.
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The race needs workers, not leaders.
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I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a lawsuit. It would…
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