Book of African-American Quotations - Thrift Editions Green edition

Jacket Description/Back: "In America, black "is" a country," declared Amiri Baraka, who insisted that the lives and destinies of the nation's white and black citizens are inseparably intertwined. His statement, like many others in this compilation of quotations, reflects the black experience in America and touches upon the role of racial identity. Other citations voice a broader perspective, including Maya Angelou's remark, "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."This original collection of quotations cites approximately 100 well-known African-Americans from all walks of life. Twentieth-century notables include Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Julian Bond, and Ralph Ellison, in addition to earlier figures such as George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass. Sources include poetry and works of fiction as well as song lyrics. Arranged alphabetically by author, the quotations cover a wide variety of subjects. Brief captions identify the quoted individuals and the achievements for which they are best known. Dover (2011) original publication. See every Dover book in print atwww.doverpublications.comTable of Contents: Hank AaronKareem Abdul-JabbarAfrican American AphorismsAlvin AileyJamil Abdullah Al-AminMuhammad AliRichard AllenMarian AndersonMaya AngelouLouis ArmstrongArthur AshePearl BaileyJames BaldwinBenjamin BannekerImamu Amiri BarakaCharles BarkleyCount BasieDaisy BatesMelba Pattillo BealsRomare BeardenDerrick BellLerone Bennett, Jr. Chuck BerryMary McLeod BethuneEubie BlakeJulian BondCory A. BookerArna BontempsDonna BrazileLou BrockNathaniel H. Bronner, Sr. Gwendolyn BrooksClaude BrownJames BrownLes BrownRon H. BrownWilliam Wells BrownRalph J. BuncheNannie BurroughsBebe Moore CampbellGeoffrey CanadaStokely CarmichaelBetty CarterGeorge Washington CarverWilt ChamberlainRay CharlesCharles W. ChesnuttAlice ChildressShirley ChisholmJohn Henrik ClarkeEldridge CleaverLucille CliftonJohnnie CochranJohnnetta B. ColeNat "King" ColeOrnette ColemanMarva CollinsJohn ColtraneAnna Julia CooperBill CosbyAlexander CrummellCountee CullenEvelyn CunninghamAngela DavisMiles DavisOssie DavisSammy Davis, Jr. Ruby DeeMartin R. DelaneyBessie (Annie Elizabeth) DelanySadie (Sarah Louise) DelanySamuel R. DelanyDavid DinkinsFrederick DouglassRita DoveW. E. B. Du BoisPaul Laurence DunbarAlice Dunbar-NelsonKatherine DunhamMichael Eric DysonMarian Wright EdelmanJoycelyn EldersDuke EllingtonRalph EllisonMedgar EversMyrlie Evers-WilliamsLouis FarrakhanJessie Redmon Fauset Ella Fitzgerald George Foreman James Forten Timothy Thomas Fortune Redd Foxx Aretha Franklin John Hope Franklin E. Franklin Frazier Joe Frazier Ernest J. Gaines Henry Highland Garnet Marcus Garvey Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Marvin Gaye Althea Gibson Bob Gibson Paula Giddings Dizzy Gillespie Nikki Giovanni Danny Glover Whoopi Goldberg Al Green Dick Gregory Charlotte Forten Grimke Francis J. Grimke Lani Guinier Alex Haley Arsenio Hall Fannie Lou Hamer Jupiter Hammon Fred Hampton Lionel Hampton W. C. Handy Lorraine Hansberry Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Dorothy Height Jimi Hendrix Anita Hill Chester Himes Gregory Hines Eric Holder, Jr. Billie Holiday bell hooks Benjamin L. Hooks Lena Horne Langston HughesAlberta Hunter Zora Neale Hurston Jesse Jackson Mahalia Jackson Michael Jackson Reggie Jackson Harriet Ann Jacobs Judith Jamison Charles R. Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jack Johnson James Weldon Johnson John H. Johnson James Earl Jones Quincy Jones Barbara Jordan June Jordan Michael Jordan Jackie Joyner-Kersee Florynce R. Kennedy John Oliver Killens Jamaica Kincaid B. B. King Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King, Jr. Nella Larsen Lead Belly Spike Lee Sugar Ray Leonard Julius Lester John R. Lewis Alain Locke Audre Lorde Joe Louis Joseph E. Lowery Moms Mabley Paule Marshall Thurgood Marshall Benjamin E. Mays Willie Mays Nathan McCall Hattie McDaniel Claude McKayKelly Miller Thelonius Monk Anne Moody Toni Morrison "Jelly Roll" Morton Elijah Muhammad Gloria Naylor Larry Neal William C. Nell Huey P. Newton Eleanor Holmes Norton Shaquille O'Neal Barack Hussein Obama Michelle Robinson Obama Jesse Owens Leroy "Satchel" Paige Charlie Parker Gordon Parks Rosa Parks Floyd Patterson Ann Petry William Pickens Sidney Poitier Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Colin Powell Leontyne Price Charley Pride Richard Pryor Robert Purvis Asa Philip Randolph J. Saunders Redding Ishmael Reed Condoleezza Rice Paul Robeson Jackie Robinson Chris Rock J. A. Rogers Diana Ross Carl T. Rowan Wilma Rudolph RuPaul Bayard Rustin Sonia Sanchez Arthur A. Schomburg Hazel Scott Bobby Seale Tupac Shakur Al Sharpton, Jr. Russell Simmons Nina Simone John Singleton Sister Souljah Shelby Steele Clifton L. Taulbert Susan L. Taylor Mary Church Terrell Clarence Thomas Howard Thurman Wallace Thurman Mamie Till-Mobley Melvin B. Tolson Jean Toomer Robert Townsend Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Henry McNeal Turner Nat Turner Tina Turner Cicely Tyson Mike Tyson Sarah Vaughan Alice Walker Madame C. J. Walker David Walker Margaret Walker Fats Waller Samuel Ringgold Ward Booker T. Washington Denzel Washington Harold Washington Ethel Waters Ida B. Wells Cornel West Phillis Wheatley Walter F. White John Edgar Wideman Ralph Wiley Roy Wilkins Serena Williams Venus Williams August Wilson Flip Wilson Oprah Winfrey George C. Wolfe Stevie Wonder Carter Godwin Woodson Richard Wright Malcolm X Frank Yerby Andrew YoungWhitney Young, Jr. Publisher Marketing: "In America, black "is" a country," declared Amiri Baraka, who insisted that the lives and destinies of the nation's white and black citizens are inseparably intertwined. His statement, like many others in this compilation of quotations, reflects the black experience in America and touches upon the role of racial identity. Other citations voice a broader perspective, including Maya Angelou's remark, "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."This original collection of quotations cites approximately 100 well-known African-Americans from all walks of life. Twentieth-century notables include Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Julian Bond, and Ralph Ellison, in addition to earlier figures such as George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass. Sources include poetry and works of fiction as well as song lyrics. Arranged alphabetically by author, the quotations cover a wide variety of subjects. Brief captions identify the quoted individuals and the achievements for which they are best known.