Europeans not only colonized most of the world, they colonized information about the world. John Henrik Clarke More Quotes by John Henrik Clarke More Quotes From John Henrik Clarke People get overwhelmed with folklore as fact. Take the Exodus. The Exodus did not occur. It could not have occurred. Wasn't necessary for it to occur. The Jews walked into Africa over a 16-mile land until they built the Suez Canal - that land is still there. Why would they have to leave by the sea. They didn't come by the sea. Certain people think you are against their religion when you use common sense. John Henrik Clarke landseathinking The impact of racism has changed our look at ourselves because basically racism was meant to make us look unfaithfully at ourselves, and to not treasure our institutions. John Henrik Clarke impactracismlooks When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born. John Henrik Clarke slaveeuropefirsts A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. John Henrik Clarke teachingeducationteacher You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman withdrew her support from our churches, you'd have to close the doors. John Henrik Clarke supportchurchdoors When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the rising expectations of her African colonies. Marcus Garvey's avocation of African redemption and the restoration of the African state's sovereign political entity in world affairs was still a dream without fulfillment. John Henrik Clarke politicalexpectationsdream To make one people better than the other would be ungodly in the first place. John Henrik Clarke would-bepeoplefirsts Malcolm X found the language that communicated across the board, from college professor to floor sweeper, all at the same time, without demeaning the intellect of either. John Henrik Clarke boardslanguagecollege Violence among all people is based on dissatisfaction, frustration and crushed ambition and people who don't know who to strike at and who to blame, and not willing to blame themselves. John Henrik Clarke frustrationambitionpeople We have different levels of slavery. We've got educational slavery. All the major religions of the world, even Christianity and Islam, are engaged in some form of servitude of people. I don't look favorably on either one although I think properly practiced all religions are basically good. John Henrik Clarke educationalpeoplethinking If people do not know where they have been and what they have been they don't know what they are. They don't know where they going to have to go or where they still have to be. John Henrik Clarke stillsknowspeople If you don't like the situation, if you are afraid and can't deal with it, nothing wrong with your legs, get out of there. John Henrik Clarke dealslegssituation If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery. John Henrik Clarke chances-areslaverychance The first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa. John Henrik Clarke lightcivilizationworld What we might have been dealing with here - with the building of the Pyramids - is an age that got lost. Man had to learn again what they previously had known. John Henrik Clarke pyramidsagemen There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, for the Greeks referred to Africa as, 'The Land Of The Burnt-Face People.' John Henrik Clarke landdarkpeople The population of African people in the United States is far in excess of six small European nations. Where we are going? We have to go back as best we can to where slavery and colonialism took us from. And they took us from a concept of nation management and nation maintenance. We have been so long away from home we unfortunately have forgotten how we ruled states before the foreigners got there. John Henrik Clarke homelongpeople She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as a distinctly African woman, dark in color. John Henrik Clarke colorwhitedark Educating a child won't be difficult if you get through to the parent. John Henrik Clarke difficultparentchildren In a matrilineal society, a woman has basic rights that no one has to grant her but you can't take it away from her because the society is based on the concept that the lifegiver is equal to those she gave the life to. And that will remain... until you find a pregnant man. John Henrik Clarke equalrightsmen
