If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of read more

If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.

He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.

He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.

Illustrious predecessors.

Illustrious predecessors.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good
example.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good
example.

Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings;
and edicts are of less power than the read more

The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings;
and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.
[Lat., Componitur orbis
Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus
Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis.]

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.

Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.