![]() ![]() The lion of prejudice is ever ready to strike down the Negro.”īenaiah's Valor Address for Men Only, March 1, 1906, Richmond, Virginia. Prejudice is the most unreasonable, the most inhuman, the most un-Christian animal, that stalks upon the face of God’s green earth. The name of this insatiable lion is PREJUDICE. “My friends, there is a lion terrorizing us, preying upon us, and upon every business effort we put forth. Walker, quoted in the Boston Globe, 1903.īenaiah's Valor Address for Men Only (public speech, 1906) We will be carrying on a larger business, and with it will come that respect that must surely come to a progressive people.” The next ten years will show the world a wonderful development among the colored people of the south. We are making good stenographers, saleswomen, milliners and dressmakers. We are teaching them to emulate the best instances of character, intelligence, thrift and industry. We are encouraging our girls to take up the studies which affect commercial branches. What are we doing? We are trying to make the best of housekeepers, the best of nurses, the best of teachers. “Down in the southland we are turning out the best material we can with our present educational machinery. ![]() "Time and conditions change so rapidly that unless we keep on the alert, ever working, watching, improving and learning, we will be left behind in the race of progress." Let us put our moneys together let us use our moneys let us put our money out at usury among ourselves, and reap the benefit ourselves."Īddress to the 34th Annual Session of the Right Worthy Grand Council of Virginia, August 20, 1901. ![]() "What do we need to still further develop and prosper us, numerically and financially? First we need a savings bank, chartered, officered and run by the men and women of this Order. Maggie Lena Walker Address to the 34th Annual Session of the Right Worthy Grand Council of Virginia (public speech, 1901) ![]()
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