If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should develop and carry out a program of his own.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.

Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.

This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be...

This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be...

If you can control a mans thinking, you dont have to worry about his actions....

If you can control a mans thinking, you dont have to worry about his actions....

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...

The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good...

The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good...

The mere imparting of information is not education.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

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...

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.

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...

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which...

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which...

The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply...

The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply...