There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people.
Huey NewtonRead
White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of hundreds of our ancestors who took part in slave rebellions has been lost in the mists of time, since plantation owners did their best to prevent any written accounts of uprisings.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the suppression of Black history in educational systems and the importance of acknowledging the bravery of ancestors who resisted oppression.
Huey Newton's quote speaks to the systematic erasure of Black history from American education, emphasizing how the narratives of bravery and resistance during slavery have been overshadowed by those who controlled the history. It underscores the importance of recognizing and remembering the struggles and acts of defiance against slavery, as these stories are integral to understanding not only Black history but American history as a whole.
Themes
Black HistoryBraverySuppressionEducationResistance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a presentation about the importance of accurately teaching Black history in schools.
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