You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. It's a test. John Henrik Clarke More Quotes by John Henrik Clarke More Quotes From John Henrik Clarke The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest. John Henrik Clarke islamrolescivilization I don't attend any particular church now. I don't believe in denominations, nor do I believe in organized religion. John Henrik Clarke denominationschurchbelieve Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact John Henrik Clarke slaveryblackpeople African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation. John Henrik Clarke responsibilityrunningpeople I think that you're just as close to Jesus if you use the equipment he gave you other than to call on him to do for you what you can do for yourself. John Henrik Clarke usejesusthinking I want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty-handed. The role and importance of ethnic history is in how well it teaches a people to use their own talents, take pride in their own history and love their own memories. John Henrik Clarke prideracememories In Africa, the woman was co-equal. In Europe, the woman was a vassal. To some extent, she still is. John Henrik Clarke equalstillseurope Anytime someone says your God is ugly and you release your God and join their God, there is no hope for your freedom until you once more believe in your own concept of the 'deity.' John Henrik Clarke uglydeitiesbelieve If the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, they still would be ruling Spain to this day because that's the institution that held them together. The institute that gave them the only hope was their church. This is why we are so depressed because the institutions of hope that would cause fulfillment amongst us has either been destroyed or laughed at. John Henrik Clarke catholicchurchtogether We probably have, right now, after the Civil Rights movement - and this was very unfortunate - the most glaring time of giving up on Africa, saying we're Americans. We are Americans. I'm not arguing that point. So are the Italians. So are the Germans. So are the Jews. We're Americans with an historical geography of origins outside of the United States as all people, maybe except the indigenous Americans who came here so long ago, who have generations of people whose historical origins are right here but whose initial historical origins are somewhere in Asia. John Henrik Clarke long-agogiving-uprights After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the United States would enter, in a formal way, what had been up to that date strictly a European conflict. Marcus Garvey's prophecy about the European scramble to maintain dominance over the whole world was now a reality. John Henrik Clarke united-statesrealityworld Service is the highest form of prayer as far as I am concerned. John Henrik Clarke concernedformprayer We 've lost something else: the relationship between men and women. John Henrik Clarke men-and-womenlostmen Your group has a right and responsibility to preside over your behavior and you have a responsibility to make that behavior in a manner that does not endanger the group. John Henrik Clarke groupsover-youresponsibility My loving sister Mary has always shared the pain and pleasure of my heartbeat in a unique and special way. We have sung our sad and warm songs together. John Henrik Clarke painuniquesong I could pull all kinds of games on my mother. I couldn't pull any games on my father. John Henrik Clarke mothergamesfather There has been a struggle to reclaim the African self. That struggle has been on the part of a minority of dedicated African-Americans who never gave up our African identity at no time during our stay here. John Henrik Clarke african-americanstruggleself If you struck your mother or your father, it was punishable by death because you struck at the whole society. You struck at the morality of the society itself. This is what we have lost. John Henrik Clarke moralitymotherfather Your behavior determines, to some extent, the destiny of your nation and your group. John Henrik Clarke groupsdestinybehavior All the working-class people could feel a Malcolm X. They could hear Malcolm X, and two weeks later they could whisper back what he said. Verbatim. They could remember the way he put it, and he put it so well. John Henrik Clarke classtwopeople
