Book of African-American Quotations

Book of African-American Quotations
Author: Joslyn Pine
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012-03-02
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0486112446

This original collection of quotations cites approximately 100 well-known African Americans from all walks of life, including Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Julian Bond, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison.

Book of African-American Quotations

Book of African-American Quotations
Author: Joslyn Pine
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-01-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0486475891

This collection cites approximately 100 well-known African Americans from all walks of life. Twentieth-century notables include Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, and Ralph Ellison, in addition to earlier figures such as George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass, plus anonymous sources. Arranged alphabetically by author, the quotations cover a wide variety of subjects.

African American Quotations

African American Quotations
Author: Richard Newman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2000
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780816044399

A collection of over 2500 quotations by 500 individuals from the eighteenth century to the present covers such topics as adolescence, black pride, education, values, and women.

Till Victory Is Won

Till Victory Is Won
Author: Janet Cheatham Bell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002-03-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0743436458

Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients. Focusing on five major topics -- Protecting Civil Rights, Achieving Educational Excellence, Nurturing Economic Development, Reaching Youth, and Gaining Political Power -- this extraordinary anthology inspires and informs. Featured voices include: Kweisi Mfume Duke Ellington Rosa Parks Hank Aaron Carter G. Woodson W.E.B. Du Bois Thurgood Marshall Maya Angelou Harry Belafonte Sidney Poitier Sara Lawrence Lightfoot Martin Luther King Jr. Halle Berry Michael Jordan Earvin (Magic) Johnson Colin Powell George Washington Carver Jesse Jackson Oprah Winfrey Lauryn Hill Henry Louis Gates Jr. Toni Morrison Susan Taylor Langston Hughes Jackie Robinson Quincy Jones Alice Walker Spike Lee Cornel West Patti LaBelle James Earl Jones ...and countless others who share their perspectives on the life-changing work of the NAACP and its place in history.

Rhythm

Rhythm
Author: Paula Michele Adams
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982254297

African Americans have a culture rich in diversity, knowledge, and wisdom. The valuable lessons learned from slavery through the present day will be passed on for generations, many times in the form of quotes, which implore us to expand our minds to reach a higher level of being. Quotes resonate within your soul in a way that opens your world to a whole new outlook. “Rhythm ... Uplifting Quotes from the African American Perspective” highlights inspirational, motivating, and encouraging life lessons from noteworthy African Americans. It takes you on a journey to enlightenment, insight, and self-awareness on a variety of life’s most important topics. This collection of quotes is not specific to any one race. All ethnicities can learn from the history, challenges, and obstacles that African Americans have had to endure. In essence, these quotes can aid all cultures into coming together and understanding our community more empathetically.

Words to Make My Dream Children Live

Words to Make My Dream Children Live
Author: Deirdre Mullane
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1995
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

In 1918, Joseph Seaman Cotter, Jr., a promising young African-American poet who later died at the age of twenty-four, published a poem in which he prayed, "O God, give me words to make my dream-children live!" In this collection of some two thousand quotations, Deirdre Mullane has taken Cotter's prayer to heart and gathered the most memorable quotes from a wide range of sources--poetry, folk songs, political speeches, autobiographies, stories, novels, interviews, and essays--to illustrate the amazing richness of the African-American written and oral tradition. From the earliest tracts against slavery to the poetry of Maya Angelou, African-Americans have tumed to language to record their experience and to sustain their souls. Barred from education for centuries, they used the spoken word to hand down their daily wisdom, their faith in God, and dreams of freedom and justice, until the establishment and survival of their own press during the 1800s enabled them to document the horrors of slavery and discrimination, to name the political and social realities they faced, as well as to celebrate the everyday joys of their lives. An ideal companion to African-American history, this extensive and varied collection of quotes, from political figures to poets, from jazz greats to boxers, will be an important resource for writers, journalists, public speakers, and parents seeking an educational gift for their children. The entries are arranged alphabetically by speaker, along with a brief biography of each source. Also included is a subject index that allows a reader to research quotations on specific topics, such as "freedom" or "dreams." Encyclopedic and inspirational,Words To Make My Dream Children Liverepresents the living legacy of the word, both spoken and written, for African-Americans everywhere.

Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations
Author: Retha Powers
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 832
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0316250686

A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the Black diaspora across history. Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations paints a rich canvas of Black history through time. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of Ancient Egypt through American slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Era, Apartheid, to the present day. With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and passages from authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, theologians, activists, politicians, and many others, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations will appeal not only to quote aficionados and researchers, but also to history buffs. Aesop's Fables and the Holy Bible are in the same company as Nelson Mandela and President Obama; Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison; Bob Marley and Jay-Z. A wonderful reference tool and gift, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations is sure to follow in the footsteps of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, becoming a beloved authority.

Songs of Wisdom

Songs of Wisdom
Author: Jay David
Publisher: William Morrow
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2000-01-26
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780688164973

A spirit-strengthening treasure of quotations from African Americans of this century. In the life-celebrating tradition of Black Pearls and Acts of Faith comes Songs of Wisdom. Divided into chapters, Childhood and Youth, Identity, Race Relations, Civil Rights, Education, Religion, The Military, Politics, Sports, Skills, The Arts, Entertainment, and Opinions and Philosophies, Songs of Wisdom gathers inspirational and intriguing quotes from great African Americans of the twentieth century. With quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Maya Angelou, Lauryn Hill, Rosa Parks, and Michael Jordan, Songs of Wisdom is an eloquent gem. The perfect gift, it captures the brave and exalted spirit, full of wit and wisdom, of African American leaders, artists, educators, athletes, and others. In the life-celebrating tradition of Black Pearls and Acts of Faith comes Songs of Wisdom. Divided into chapters, Childhood and Youth, Identity, Race Relations, Civil Rights, Education, Religion, The Military, Politics, Sports, Skills, The Arts, Entertainment, and Opinions and Philosophies, Songs of Wisdom gathers inspirational and intriguing quotes from great African Americans of the twentieth century. With quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Maya Angelou, Lauryn Hill, Rosa Parks, and Michael Jordan, Songs of Wisdom is an eloquent gem. The perfect gift, it captures the brave and exalted spirit, full of wit and wisdom, of African American leaders, artists, educators, athletes, and others.In the life-celebrating tradition of Black Pearls and Acts of Faith comes Songs of Wisdom. Divided into chapters, Childhood and Youth, Identity, Race Relations, Civil Rights, Education, Religion, The Military, Politics, Sports, Skills, The Arts, Entertainment, and Opinions and Philosophies, Songs of Wisdom gathers inspirational and intriguing quotes from great African Americans of the twentieth century. With quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, Maya Angelou, Lauryn Hill, Rosa Parks, and Michael Jordan, Songs of Wisdom is an eloquent gem. The perfect gift, it captures the brave and exalted spirit, full of wit and wisdom, of African American leaders, artists, educators, athletes, and others.