Cease To Be A Drudge, Seek To

Greatness Is Largely A Social Accident, And Almost Always Socially Supported.

For I Am My Mother's Daughter, And The Drums Of Africa Still Beat In My Heart.

Knowledge Is The Prime Need Of The Hour.

What Does The Negro Want? His Answer Is Very Simple. He Wants Only What All Other Americans Want. He Wants Opportunity To Make Real What The Declaration Of Independence And The Constitution And The Bill Of Rights Say, What The Four Freedoms Establish. While He Knows These Ideals Are Open To No Man Completely, He Wants Only His Equal Chance To Obtain Them.

If We Accept And Acquiesce In The Face Of Discrimination, We Accept The Responsibility Ourselves. We Should, Therefore, Protest Openly Everything ... That Smacks Of Discrimination Or Slander.