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.

The thought of' the inferiority of the Negro is drilled into him in almost every class he enters and in almost every book he studies.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move.

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace.