Quote of the day
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.... Blushes are the sign of guilt; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Born: August 3, 1832
Died: February 7, 1912 (aged 79)
Bio: Edward Wilmot Blyden, the father of pan-Africanism, was an educator, writer, diplomat, and politician primarily in Liberia. Born in the West Indies, he joined the free black immigrants from the United States who migrated to the region.
Known for:
- Christianity, Islam and the negro race (1887)
- African Life and Customs (1908)
- West Africa before Europe
- From West Africa to Palestine (1873)