The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.

Quote by Mary McLeod Bethune

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I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

I never stop to plan. I take things step by step.

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.

There is a place in God's sun for the youth 'farthest down' who has the...

There is a place in God's sun for the youth 'farthest down' who has the...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

Knowledge is the prime need of the hour.

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...

We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to...

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.