"The creation of the spiritual was no accident. It was a creation born of necessity, so that the slave might more adequately adjust himself to the conditions of the New World."

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Benjamin E. Mays

#Spiritual Quotes #World Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“A person does not choose his or her fate; he or she only fulfills it. We are bound by our fate as long as we accept the values that determine it.”
“The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams”
“Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.”
“The way before you is being prepared, so that you may stand up!”
“The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.”
“[M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the bottom, and provide radical cures.”
“Who and where you look is an indicator of who and what you know.”
“My ambition is to go back to Spurs and Rangers in some capacity and give something back that they gave to me.”

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