“ Not for myself I make this prayer But for this race of mine That stretches forth from shadowed places Dark hands for bread and wine. Countee Cullen
“ At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace throughout the world the savage races. At the same time the a… Charles Darwin
“ The Negro is an exotic of the most gorgeous and superb countries of the world and he has deep in his heart a passion for all that is splendid rich and fanciful. Harriet Beecher Stowe
“ In the Negro countenance you will often meet with strong traits of benignity. I have felt yearnings of tenderness towards some of these faces. Charles Lamb
“ O black and unknown bards of long ago How came your lips to touch the sacred fire? How in your darkness did you come to know The power and beauty of the minstrel's lyre? James Weldon Johnson
“ That the Negroes were enslaved more than other races, and on a large scale, is evidently a result of their being, in contrast to other races, inferior in intelligence - which, however, does not justif… Arthur Schopenhauer
