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Carter G. Woodson
Only by careful study of the Negro himself and the life which he is forced to lead can we arrive at the proper procedure in this crisis.
Carter G. Woodson
One can cite cases of Negroes who opposed emancipation and denounced the abolitionists.
Carter G. Woodson
No systematic effort toward change has been possible, for, taught the same economics, history, philosophy, literature and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro's mind has been brought under the control of his oppressor.
Carter G. Woodson
Negroes who have been so long inconvenienced and denied opportunities for development are naturally afraid of anything that sounds like discrimination.
Carter G. Woodson
Negro banks, as a rule, have failed because the people, taught that their own pioneers in business cannot function in this sphere, withdrew their deposits.
Carter G. Woodson
Let us banish fear.
Carter G. Woodson
In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation and winked at the economic debasement of the Negro at times almost to the point of starvation.
Carter G. Woodson
In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.
Carter G. Woodson
In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.
Carter G. Woodson
If the whites are to continue for some time in doing drudgery to the exclusion of, Negroes, the latter must find another way out.