Each Generation Must Discover Its Mission, Fulfill

...there Are Too Many Idiots In This World. And Having Said It, I Have The Burden Of Proving It.

The Misfortune Of The Man Of Color Is Having Been Enslaved. The Misfortune And Inhumanity Of The White Man Are Having Killed Man Somewhere.

Mastery Of Language Affords Remarkable Power.

Introducing Someone As A "negro Poet With A University Degree" Or Again, Quite Simply, The Expression, "a Great Black Poet." These Ready-made Phrases, Which Seem In A Common-sense Way To Fill A Need-or Have A Hidden Subtlety, A Permanent Rub.

[educated Blacks] Society Refuses To Consider Them Genuine Negroes. The Negro Is A Savage, Whereas The Student Is Civilized. "you're Us," And If Anyone Thinks You Are A Negro He Is Mistaken, Because You Merely Look Like One.