P. B. S. Pinchback Quote

The customs and habits contacted during 241 odd years of slavery and oppression cannot pass away in a day. Nor will it ever pass away unless we seek that information which will qualify us for a higher station. No nation ever born has, or ever can, obtain the respect and confidence of other nations of the earth until it has made some efforts on its own behalf.


Speech [c. 1866]


The customs and habits contacted during 241 odd years of slavery and oppression cannot pass away in a day. Nor will it ever pass away unless we seek...

The customs and habits contacted during 241 odd years of slavery and oppression cannot pass away in a day. Nor will it ever pass away unless we seek...

The customs and habits contacted during 241 odd years of slavery and oppression cannot pass away in a day. Nor will it ever pass away unless we seek...

The customs and habits contacted during 241 odd years of slavery and oppression cannot pass away in a day. Nor will it ever pass away unless we seek...