"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."

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Source : Nathan Irvin Huggins (1995). “Revelations: American History, American Myths”, Oxford University Press, USA

Nathan Huggins

#Slavery Quotes #Afros Quotes #Legacy Quotes

“I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.421, A&C Black
“Imagination might not be limitless. It's still tethered to the universe of what we know.”
“If it's a good role, I'm happy to play it.”
“One of the things I am very aware of not having in my life is the love of my father. ...but I know now that it is hard to make up that loss in the life of a daughter. It's your dad who tells you that you are beautiful. Its your dad who picks you up over his head and carries you on his shoulders. It's your did who will fight the monsters under your bed. It's your dad who tells you that you are worth a lot, so don't settle for the first guy who tells you you're pretty.”
“To me, a lady is not frilly, flouncy, flippant, frivolous and fluff-brained, but she is gentle, she is gracious, she is godly and she is giving. You and I have the gift of femininity... the more womanly we are, the more manly men will be and the more God is glorified. Be women, be only women, be real women in obedience to God.”
“Love lies in those unsent drafts in your mailbox. Sometimes you wonder whether things would have been different if you'd clicked 'Send'.”
“All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if you don't have time to enjoy it.”
“It didn't matter that I wore clothes from Sears; I was still different. I looked different. My name was different. I wanted to pull away from the things that marked my parents as being different.”

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