“I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.” PeopleDoePlayStoriesSocialMusicDoubtMastersSkillsMusicianInstrumentsJazzAfrican AmericanDramaticSignificanceJazz MusicDescentJazz MusicianAfrican Music Author:Max Roach
“... black women have always found that in the social order of things we're the least likely to be believed--by anyone.” OrderFoundSocialBlackAfrican AmericanBlack WomenSocial OrderAfrican American Women Author:Joycelyn Elders
“... social evils are dangerously contagious. The fixed policy of persecution and injustice against a class of women who are weak and defenseless will be necessarily hurtful to the cause of all women.” EvilSocialCausesClassPolicyRacismWeakInjusticeAfrican AmericanFixedPersecutionContagiousHurtfulDefenselessAfrican American WomenSocial Evils Author:Fannie Barrier Williams