Nathan Huggins famous quotes

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For the Afro-American in the 1920's being a 'New Negro' was being 'Modern'. And being an 'New Negro' meant, largely, not being an 'Old Negro', disassociating oneself from the symbols and legacy of slavery - being urbane, assertive militant.
-- Nathan Huggins

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Who one was, where one came from, what one was expected to be, the height of courage and character that were to be achieved, were woven into the fabric that linked oneself to all. . .
-- Nathan Huggins

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Those who would be called tyrants cannot be called free men.
-- Nathan Huggins

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Death mattered not -- It was a mere puncutation
-- Nathan Huggins
The vogue of the New Negro . . . had all of the character of a public relations promotion. The Negro had to be "sold" to the public in terms they could understand.
-- Nathan Huggins

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I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."
Something must happen; that is the reason for most human relationships. Something must happen; even servitude in love, in war, ordeath.
You cannot afford a world with slavery, which literally takes someone and turns them into a machine.
Slavery didnt break up the black families as much as liberal welfare rules.
We are not only a Latin American nation, we are an Afro-American nation also.
I grew up in New York. We were all diversified, as far as music was concerned. I grew up liking just about everything. So I tried to incorporate that into my playing, although the original school where I came from was Afro-Cuban music. But I liked all kinds of music -- I tried to bring that into everything.
The final test of Afro-American studies will be the extent to which they rid the minds of whites and blacks alike of false learning, and the extent to which they promote for blacks and whites alike a completely rewarding participation in American life.
The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance.
Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children...let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money...and once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?

Nathan Huggins famous quotes

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