Lorraine Hansberry - Black Quotes

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Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so, doubly dynamic—to be young, gifted and black.

Lorraine Hansberry

Big Walter used to say, he'd get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, 'Seem like God didn't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while.'

Lorraine Hansberry

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams — but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.

Lorraine Hansberry