Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Kelly Miller
Born: July 18, 1863
Died: December 29, 1939 (aged 76)
Bio: Kelly Miller was an African-American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century.
Known for:
- Out of the house of bondage (1914)
- The Negro in the new reconstruction (1919)
- Splintered