“The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.” HeartStillsCultureGirlChanceBoysMy HeartProveDiversityBeatsLet MeSocial Justice Author:Mary McLeod Bethune
“What does the Negro want? His answer is very simple. He wants only what all other Americans want. He wants opportunity to make real what the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights say, what the Four Freedoms establish. While he knows these ideals are open to no man completely, he wants only his equal chance to obtain them.” KnowsMenWantDoeRealCultureOpportunityJusticeChanceSimpleAnswersFourRightsEqualDiversityIdealsConstitutionSocial JusticeIndependenceBillsDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceBill Of Rights Book:Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World : Essays and Selected Documents Source: Mary McLeod Bethune: Building a Better World : Essays and Selected Documents
“World peace and brotherhood are based on a common understanding of the contributions and cultures of all races and creeds” WorldCultureUnderstandingCommonRaceContributionBrotherhoodCreeds Author:Mary McLeod Bethune