Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes

Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

Carter G. Woodson

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• Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.

  

  Carter G. Woodson
  • School
  • Convinced
  • Inferiority