“ I know now that all people hunger for a noble, unsullied past, that as sure as the black nationalist dreams of a sublime Africa before the white man's corruption, so did Thomas Jefferson dream of an i… Ta-Nehisi Coates
“ Vain, silly creature. Made for loving? Yes, but she'll have no lover, for I don't want her and she'll see no other. Jean Rhys
“ A lie is no less a lie because it is a thousand years old. Your undivided church has liked nothing better than persecuting its own members, burning them and hacking them apart when they stood by their… Hilary Mantel
“ A few slave holders were undeniably cruel. Examples of slaves beaten to death were not common, neither were they unknown. The majority of slave holders treated their slaves well. Glen Chambers
“ I have always believed there is great value in studying the flaws of mankind and men —even fictional characters. All of us are flawed. All of us are diminished by some form of prejudice and bias. If a… K. Lee Lerner
