African American Quotes

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time" "For my people everywhere singing their slave songs repeatedly their dirges and their ditties and their blues and jubilees" "In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body—it is heritage." "The identity of the Negro in this country is a social and political and moral crucifixion which you would find very difficult to gaze at." "I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen "