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
The so-called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker peoples. Carter G. Woodson callconformitydefect share on social
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 accustomcalldemocracy 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
They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately to pool their earnings and organize industries to participate in supplying social and economic demands. Carter G. Woodson begindemandearnings 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