We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how to accept it as final and just. Carter G. Woodson acceptfinalnegro Change image and share on social
As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching. Carter G. Woodson badblackchange Change image and share on social
The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess. Carter G. Woodson evidencegiftinferiority Change image and share on social
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. Carter G. Woodson collegedevelopmentfinish Change image and share on social
I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit. Carter G. Woodson afraidbusinessmanfact Change image and share on social
If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto. Carter G. Woodson eternallyfeedghetto Change image and share on social
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. Carter G. Woodson accomplishbiographyforebear Change image and share on social
If the Negroes are to remain forever removed from the producing atmosphere, and the present discrimination continues, there will be nothing left for them to do. Carter G. Woodson atmospherecontinuediscrimination Change image and share on social
This assumption of Negro leadership in the ghetto, then, must not be confined to matters of religion, education, and social uplift; it must deal with such fundamental forces in life as make these things possible. Carter G. Woodson assumptionconfinedeal share on social
