There is a place in God's sun for the youth "farthest down" who has the vision, the determination, and the courage to reach it.

The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.

I do feel, in my dreamings and yearnings, so undiscovered by those who are able to help me.

From the first, I made my learning, what little it was, useful every way I could.

You white folks have long been eating the white meat of the chicken. We Negroes are now ready for some of the white meat instead of the dark meat.

I thought, maybe the difference between white folks and colored is just this matter of reading and writing. I made up my mind I would know my letters.

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.