Treasury of Black Quotations

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The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. Treasury of Black Qotations is a must for your home library!!! DESERTION It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven.--Frederick Douglass * * * Desire I've lived to bury my desires. And see my dreams corrode with rust: Now all that's left is fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust.--Alexander Pushkin * * * DESTINY Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.--Martin Luther King, Jr. ------ And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression, saying in my presence, I was intended for some great purpose.--Nat Turner * * * DEVELOPMENT The development of human society--from tribalism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism--is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life.--Paul Robeson