Driven Quote by Timothy Thomas Fortune

“The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no voice in being carried into the South, but he will have a very loud voice in any attempt to put him out.” quote by Timothy Thomas Fortune — Download Open image

“The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no voice in being carried into the South, but he will have a very loud voice in any attempt to put him out.”

Timothy Thomas Fortune

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