History Quote by Tim Vicary

“After Egypt, Afrocentrists teach children about the glorious West African emperors, the vast lands they ruled, the civilization they achieved; not, however, about the…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

“What had happened was that the formal pattern of black-and-white, mistress-and-servant, had been broken by the personal relation; and when a white man in…

— Doris Lessing

“No matter what African people did, they were barbaric beasts or brutalized like beasts. If they did not clamor for freedom, then their obedience…

— Ibram X. Kendi

“The young men thought it was too hot to sleep inside their kaia, Bwana,” he replied. “Also,” he said, shuffling the dirt with a…

— Peter Hathaway Capstick

“two white men were put on trial for a particularly gruesome set of murders in the French Congo; to celebrate Bastille Day, one had…

— Adam Hochschild

The bondage of the Negro brought captive from Africa is one of the greatest dramas in history, and the writer who merely sees in…

— Anonymous

The sacrifice to Legba was completed; the Master of the Crossroads had taken the loas' mysterious routes back to his native Guinea. Meanwhile, the…

— Jacques Roumain

Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.

— Paul Kagame

“Southerners. Such literate, civilized folk, such charm and cleverness and passion for living, such genuine interest in people, all people, high and low, white…

— Wilton Barnhardt

“History is full of examples of slaughter and victory.”

— Bobby Adair

“We Africans will fight, if necessary, and we know that we shall win, as we are confident in the victory of good over evil.”

— Haile Selassie I

“Only the victors have stories to tell. We, the vanquished, were all cowards and weaklings by then, whose memories, fears, and enthusiasms should not…

— Guy Sajer