The Main Thing Is The You Beneath

All Womanhood Is Hampered Today Because The World On Which It Is Emerging Is A World That Tries To Worship Both Virgins And Mothers And In The End Despises Motherhood And Despoils Virgins.

We Black Men Seem The Sole Oasis Of Simple Faith And Reverence In A Dusty Desert Of Dollars And Smartness.

Race Prejudice Decreases Values, Both Real Estate And Human.

One Ever Feels His Twoness - An American, A Negro; Two Souls, Two Thoughts, Two Unreconciled Strivings; Two Warring Ideals In One Dark Body, Whose Dogged Strength Alone Keeps It From Being Torn Asunder.

We Must Complain. Yes, Plain, Blunt Complaint, Ceaseless Agitation, Unfailing Exposure Of Dishonesty And Wrong - This Is The Ancient, Unerring Way To Liberty And We Must Follow It.