Quote by African Proverb
The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the g

The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the ground, the higher it will rise. – African Proverb

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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. – Abraham Lincoln

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Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise. – Maya Angelou, "Still I Rise," And Still I Rise

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Black History

I am working for the time when unqualified blacks, browns, and women join the unqualified men in running our government. – Cissy Farenthold

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Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. – Barbara Jordan

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