The Negroes are facing the alternative of rising in the sphere of production to supply their proportion of the manufacturers and merchants or of going down to the graves of paupers.

Quote by Carter G Woodson

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I am a radical.

I am a radical.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Let us banish fear.

Let us banish fear.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...