If the house is to be set in the order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past

Love each other. Regard each other as members of one family.

My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a given generation.

We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients that are indispensable to making a better world. In a life of learning that is, perhaps, the greatest lesson of all.

There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is positive. There's no reason in the world why any person should think that white is degrading.