Response to a call for patience:
On hearing you say this, I felt like standing up and saying, "Oh no! Not again." I respectfully remind you, sir, that we have been the most patient of all people. When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient, considering the treatment accorded us through the years.
Letter to Dwight D. Eisenhower (May 13, 1958)
