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

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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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...

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.

I am a radical.

I am a radical.

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.

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...

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 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...

Let us banish fear.

Let us banish fear.

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...

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a...

If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers...

Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers...

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.

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...

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...

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black...

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black...