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“Serendipity always rewards the prepared.”

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Katori Hall is a celebrated playwright known for her powerful and thought-provoking works. Born on May 10, 1981, she has made significant contributions to the theater world with her unique voice and storytelling. more

“All of this is on account we want to register [sic], to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now, I question America. Is this America, the land of the free and the home of the brave where we have to sleep with our telephones off the hooks because our lives be threatened daily because we want to live as decent human beings - in America?”

“You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.”

Trying God Christian Prayer Christianity Praying Get Up Lap Fainting

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black people... The question for black people is not, when is the white man going to give us our rights, or when is he going to give us good education for our children, or when is he going to give us jobs-if the white man gives you anything-just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.”

People Ifs Men Giving Children Jobs Remember Political Winning Black White Rights Ready Office Our Children Majority Black People White Man Remember When Good Education

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“Christianity is being concerned about [others], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That's what God is all about, and that's where I get my strength.”

People Persons Christ Church Christianity Millions Building Happenings Concerned Dollars Corners Revolutionary Starving Million Dollars Around The Corner

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“But you see now baby, whether you have a ph.d., d.d. or no d, we're in this bag together. And whether you are from Morehouse or Nohouse, we,re still in this bag together.”

Stills Together Baby Bags Brotherhood

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“If this is a Great Society, I'd hate to see a bad one.”

Ifs Hate Great Society

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people.”

People Three One Thing Movement

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

“I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for my mother and I was going to do something for the black man of the South if it would cost my life; I was determined to see that things were changed.”

Ifs Men Trying Said Mother Black Chance Changed Cost South Determined

Author:Fannie Lou Hamer

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