The large majority of the Negroes who have put on the finishing touches of our best colleges are all but worthless in the development of their people.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but...

If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

The mere imparting of information is not education.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Let us banish fear.

Let us banish fear.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present...

If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present...

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...