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John Henrik Clarke Quotes

Attending church is one thing, belonging is another Picture Quote #1

When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born Picture Quote #1

Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance Picture Quote #1

We have been educated into believing someone else’s concept of the deity, and someone else’s standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don’t apologize Picture Quote #1

The Arabs are deep in the slave trade right now Picture Quote #1

It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers Picture Quote #1

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My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God suppose to look like you. And when you accept a picture of the deity assigned to you by another people, you become the spiritual prisoners of that other people Picture Quote #1

Everything that touches YOUR life, must be an instrument of YOUR liberation or tossed into the trash cans of HISTORY Picture Quote #1

What I have learned is that a whole lot of people with degrees don’t know a damn thing, and a lot of people with no degrees are brilliant Picture Quote #1

Your behavior determines, to some extent, the destiny of your nation and your group Picture Quote #1

I believe in doing good for good’s sake Picture Quote #1

...education has but one honorable purpose, one alone, everything else is a waste of time......that is to train the student to be a proper handler of power Picture Quote #1

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Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad’s message made a whole lot of people feel whole again, human being again. Some of them came out and found a new meaning to their manhood and their womanhood Picture Quote #1

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the United States would enter, in a formal way, what had been up to that date strictly a European conflict. Marcus Garvey’s prophecy about the European scramble to maintain dominance over the whole world was now a reality Picture Quote #1

As the eldest son of an Alabama sharecropper family, I was constantly troubled by a collage of North American southern behaviors and notions in reference to the inhumanity of people. There were questions that I did not know how to ask but could, in my young, unsophisticated way, articulate a series of answers Picture Quote #1

I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work Picture Quote #1

I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie Ella Mays Clarke, was a washerwoman for poor white folks in the area of Columbus, Georgia where the writer Carson McCullers once lived Picture Quote #1

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson Picture Quote #1

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My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to own land. But, I was worried about my history being caked with that southern clay, and I subscribed to a different kind of teaching and learning in my bones and in my spirit Picture Quote #1

The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact Picture Quote #1

When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with ‘Georgia on My Mind.’ Picture Quote #1

When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey’s avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state’s sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment Picture Quote #1

Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced a form of Islam that would communicate with the people he had to deal with. He was the king to those who had no king, and he was the messiah to those some people thought unworthy of a messiah Picture Quote #1

If you don’t like the situation, if you are afraid and can’t deal with it, nothing wrong with your legs, get out of there Picture Quote #1

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The rise of African nations concurrent with the spread of the Nation of Islam and the civil rights movement gave black America a burst of pride over and above anything they had had since the decline of the movement of Marcus Garvey Picture Quote #1

I attended a Baptist church as a child and was an avid reader starting with the Bible Picture Quote #1

She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as a distinctly African woman, dark in color Picture Quote #1

If I lead the field in any way, it is in the area of curricula development, study guides and other teaching materials Picture Quote #1

To make one people better than the other would be ungodly in the first place Picture Quote #1

I caddied for Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley long before they became generals or president, for that matter. Just between you and me, Bradley tipped better than Eisenhower did Picture Quote #1

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Attending church is one thing, belonging is another (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) We have been educated into believing someone else’s concept of the deity, and someone else’s standard of beauty. You have the right to practice any religion and politics in a way that best suits your freedom, your dignity, and your understanding. And once you do that, you don’t apologize. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) The Arabs are deep in the slave trade right now (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God suppose to look like you. And when you accept a picture of the deity assigned to you by another people, you become the spiritual prisoners of that other people (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) Everything that touches YOUR life, must be an instrument of YOUR liberation or tossed into the trash cans of HISTORY (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) What I have learned is that a whole lot of people with degrees don’t know a damn thing, and a lot of people with no degrees are brilliant. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) Your behavior determines, to some extent, the destiny of your nation and your group (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) I believe in doing good for good’s sake (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) ...education has but one honorable purpose, one alone, everything else is a waste of time......that is to train the student to be a proper handler of power. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad’s message made a whole lot of people feel whole again, human being again. Some of them came out and found a new meaning to their manhood and their womanhood. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the United States would enter, in a formal way, what had been up to that date strictly a European conflict. Marcus Garvey’s prophecy about the European scramble to maintain dominance over the whole world was now a reality (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) As the eldest son of an Alabama sharecropper family, I was constantly troubled by a collage of North American southern behaviors and notions in reference to the inhumanity of people. There were questions that I did not know how to ask but could, in my young, unsophisticated way, articulate a series of answers (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie Ella Mays Clarke, was a washerwoman for poor white folks in the area of Columbus, Georgia where the writer Carson McCullers once lived (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to own land. But, I was worried about my history being caked with that southern clay, and I subscribed to a different kind of teaching and learning in my bones and in my spirit (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with ‘Georgia on My Mind.’ (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey’s avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state’s sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced a form of Islam that would communicate with the people he had to deal with. He was the king to those who had no king, and he was the messiah to those some people thought unworthy of a messiah. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) If you don’t like the situation, if you are afraid and can’t deal with it, nothing wrong with your legs, get out of there. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) The rise of African nations concurrent with the spread of the Nation of Islam and the civil rights movement gave black America a burst of pride over and above anything they had had since the decline of the movement of Marcus Garvey. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) I attended a Baptist church as a child and was an avid reader starting with the Bible (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as a distinctly African woman, dark in color (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) If I lead the field in any way, it is in the area of curricula development, study guides and other teaching materials. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) To make one people better than the other would be ungodly in the first place (John Henrik Clarke Quotes) I caddied for Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley long before they became generals or president, for that matter. Just between you and me, Bradley tipped better than Eisenhower did. (John Henrik Clarke Quotes)

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