“What you are calling African history and Negro history is nothing but the missing pages of world history. Read the history of the people who took you out of history and you will find out why they were so insecure (that) they had to take you out of history, why they could not stand for your history to compete with theirs.” Arthur Schombur

“If they won’t teach it, won’t fund it, or try to erase it- then we’ll do it ourselves, for ourselves, by ourselves.  That’s the energy we need moving forward.” BLACK History Saturdays

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“I want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty-handed. The role and importance of ethnic history is in how well it teaches a people to use their own talents, take pride in their own history and love their own memories.” Dr. John Henrik Clarke

“The more closely united we are, the better we will resist oppression, corruption, and those divisive maneuvers which experts in the policy of ‘divide and rule’ are resorting to.” Patrice Lumumba

“Whatsoever things common to man, that man has done, man can do.” Marcus Garvey

“The day will come when history will speak. But it will not be the history which will be taught in Brussels, Paris, Washington or the United Nations…Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity.” Patrice Lumumba

“Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again.” Dr. Marcus Garvey

“African unity and solidarity are no longer dreams. They must be expressed in decisions.” Patrice Lumumba

“We have a wonderful history behind us. … If you are unable to demonstrate to the world that you have this record, the world will say to you, ‘You are not worthy to enjoy the blessings of democracy or anything else.” Dr. Carter G. Woodson

“I say if Black people don’t unite and begin to support themselves, their communities and their families, they might as well begin to go out of business as a people. Nobody’s going to have any mercy. And nobody’s going to have any compunction about making slaves out of them.” Dr. John Henrik Clarke

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” Dr. Carter G. Woodson

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