“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.”
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A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.
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If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.
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Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.
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The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
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