A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences. – Whittaker Chambers
But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire. – W. E. B. Du Bois