We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.


The Souls of Black Folk (ed. Signet Classics, 1969)


We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.

We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.