As A Black Person I Am No

As There Were No Black Founding Fathers, There Were No Founding Mothers - A Great Pity, On Both Counts.

Our Representative Democracy Is Not Working Because The Congress That Is Supposed To Represent The Voters Does Not Respond To Their Needs. I Believe The Chief Reason For This Is That It Is Ruled By A Small Group Of Old Men.

Women Know, And So Do Many Men, That Two Or Three Children Who Are Wanted, Prepared For, Reared Amid Love And Stability, And Educated To The Limit Of Their Ability Will Mean More For The Future Of The Black And Brown Races From Which They Come Than Any Number Of Neglected, Hungry, Ill-housed And Ill-clothed Youngsters. Pride In One's Race, As Will Simple Humanity, Supports This View.

That I Am A National Figure Because I Was The First Person In 192 Years To Be At Once A Congressman, Black, And A Woman Proves, I Would Think, That Our Society Is Not Yet Either Just Or Free.

The Difference Between De Jure And De Facto Segregation Is The Difference Between Open, Forthright Bigotry And The Shamefaced Kind That Works Through Unwritten Agreements Between Real Estate Dealers, School Officials, And Local Politicians.