Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes abolition elimination history
It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. Maya Angelou beautydiversityearly Change image and share on social
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou arrivebarrierdestination Change image and share on social
I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. And I go there at about 5:30 in the morning, and I start working. And I don't allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday. Maya Angelou ballpointbiblebottle share on social
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination. Elbert Hubbard beautifulblockchip Change image and share on social
Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it. Sue Monk Kidd 19thabolitionbreak Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social