So I'm shuffling a few books this week. Its a must. I'm really waiting to read "Midnight" by Sister Souljah. CoCo, Tara, and MiMi hurry up and get your books! (smiles) Anyway so in the meantime I'm going to shuffle a few books that I should have shuffled a long time ago.
I'm reading "The Negro" by W.E.B. Du Bois. I just picked it up a day ago and I'm already jotting notes and writing down some of his greatest quotes. It's surely necessary. On page 12 of the book I came across a paragraph that stuck out. I felt the need to write the passage down and share it with the masses... Those that read my blog of course, tell a friend to tell a friend.
"The modern world, in contrast knows the Negros chiefly as a bond slave in the West Indies and America. Add to this the fact that the darker races in other parts of the world have, in the last four centuries, lagged behind the flying and even feverish footsteps of Europe, and we face to-day a widespread assumption throughout the dominant world that color is a mark of inferiority."
I love this passage because it's honest and straight to the point. Keep in mind that this book was originally published the year of 1915.
It says alot... This should mean alot.
If you can stop by your local library and pick this book up.
"The Negro" by W.E.B. Du Bois
"Written with an intellectual force, a breadth of learning, and a judicial poise that compel respect."
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