Our aim is to appeal to reason. … Prayer is not one of our remedies; it depends on what one is praying for. We consider prayer nothing more than a fervent wish; consequently the merit and worth of a prayer depend upon what the fervent wish is.
You must give your own story to the world. - Carter G. Woodson
You must give your own story to the world.
- Carter G. Woodson
Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South. - Carter G. Woodson
Our most widely known scholars have been trained in universities outside of the South.
We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the w… - Carter G. Woodson
We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the w…
I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit. - Carter G. Woodson
I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit.
The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself. - Carter G. Woodson
The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.
If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of b… - Carter G. Woodson
If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of b…
If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern y… - Carter G. Woodson
If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern y…
For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better. - Carter G. Woodson
For me, education means to inspire people to live more abundantly, to learn to begin with life as they find it and make it better.
The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong. - Carter G. Woodson
The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong.
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