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Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations From the NAACP

Bell, Janet Cheatham

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Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations From the NAACP

Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the official song of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," Till Victory Is Won chronicles significant moments in African-American history through more than two hundred illuminating quotations from NAACP officers, members, and award recipients. Focusing on five major topics -- Protecting Civil Rights, Achieving Educational Excellence, Nurturing Economic Development, Reaching Youth, and Gaining Political Power -- this extraordinary anthology inspires and informs. Featured voices include: Kweisi Mfume Duke Ellington Rosa Parks Hank Aaron Carter G. Woodson W.E.B. Du Bois Thurgood Marshall Maya Angelou Harry Belafonte Sidney Poitier Sara Lawrence Lightfoot Martin Luther King Jr. Halle Berry Michael Jordan Earvin (Magic) Johnson Colin Powell George Washington Carver Jesse Jackson Oprah Winfrey Lauryn Hill Henry Louis Gates Jr. Toni Morrison Susan Taylor Langston Hughes Jackie Robinson Quincy Jones Alice Walker Spike Lee Cornel West Patti LaBelle James Earl Jones ...and countless others who share their perspectives on the life-changing work of the NAACP and its place in history.

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Title of ebook: Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations From the NAACP
ISBN: 9780743436458
Publisher: Pocket Books
Internet download file size: 165 kb
Pages: 208
Released online for download: 03-01-2002
Author of eBook: Bell, Janet Cheatham

Chapter One

Know Something to Believe in Something

It is imperative that young people be told that we have come a long way, otherwise they are likely to become cynical. A cynical young person...means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing in nothing.

MAYA ANGELOU

When I was a teenager and a member of the Youth Division of the NAACP, we picketed a supermarket in Indianapolis that refused to hire blacks.

I joined the picket line again while studying at Indiana University when the local NAACP branch was marching in front of a barbershop near the Bloomington campus that would not serve African-Americans. In both instances the local branches were successful in eliminating racial discrimination. ... read full excerpt from Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations From the NAACP ebook