I am a radical.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.

I am ready to act, if I can find brave men to help me.

Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

One can cite cases of Negroes who opposed emancipation and denounced the abolitionists.

One can cite cases of Negroes who opposed emancipation and denounced the abolitionists.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

In the long run, there is not much discrimination against superior talent.

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This...

The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This...

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather...

In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather...

I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome...

I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome...

They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately...

They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately...

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every...

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every...

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every...

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every...

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes...

If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes...

Let us banish fear.

Let us banish fear.

The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our...

The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our...

The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people...

The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people...

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is...

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is...

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters...

This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters...

If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro...

If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro...

We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how...

We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how...

Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid...

Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid...

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.