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“It may provide emotional release "to think black, dress black, eat black, and buy black," but it places one on a reactionary course. The real problems, from which all this is escape, are those of employment, wages, housing, health, education, and they are not to be solved by withdrawal and fantasy. They can only be solved in alliance with elements from the majority of the electorate, and the cement for such a coalition is not love but mutual interest. The way lies through nonviolence, integration, and coalition politics.”

Quote by C. Vann Woodward

Work

Down the Line: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin

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C. Vann Woodward

C. Vann Woodward was an American historian renowned for his in-depth studies of Southern history. His works delved into the racial relations, political, and social changes in the American South, profoundly influencing the understanding of American history. more

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