“Show me a population that is deeply religious, and I will show you a servile population, content with whips and chains, contumely and the gibbet, content to eat the bread of sorrow and drink the waters of affliction. The present condition of the Negroes of America is a touching bit of testimony to the truth of this assertion. Here in America the spirit of the Negro has been transformed by three centuries of subjection, physical and mental, so that they have even glorified the fact of subjection and subservience.”
Quotes by Hubert H. Harrison
Hubert H. HarrisonHubert H. Harrison was a West Indian-American writer, educator, and political activist who emerged as a leading voice in Harlem's radical movements. Born in St. Croix and immigrating to the United Sta...