Janet Cheatham Bell

author and publishing consultant

FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS


Famous Black Quotations Warner Books, 1995
FROM ANCIENT EGYPT TO AMERICA TODAY THE PORTABLE WIT AND WISDOM OF A GREAT PEOPLE.

These are powerful words. Provocative words. Words that move your heart and words that move you to action. Over 300 quotations--the best known, plus many that have become better known--all by people of African descent. Now, these words can be with you always, in a single, easy-to-use volume. From Aesop to Angelou, from Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King, from Nat Turner to Nelson Mandela; here are the words you want for effective speaking and inspired thinking and writing.



CHAPTER TITLES:


  • STRUGGLE

  • IDENTITY

  • WOMEN

  • MEN

  • LIVING IN AMERICA

  • PRIDE

  • SELF-RELIANCE

  • LOVE

  • CHALLENGE

  • MAKING DISCOVERIES



 

THEY LOVE FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS AND YOU CAN QUOTE THEM!


"Everywhere I go all over this country, African American leaders are using FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS."

Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Pastor, United Church of Christ, Chicago


"I have been using my first copy of FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS since it came out in 1986. It is a wonderful collection and an extremely useful resource."

Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D., Harvard School of Public Health; author of Deadly Consequences


"An invaluable reference....The book provides a saying of substance for a variety of occasions. FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS is truly a godsend."

Judy Richardson, series associate producer, Eyes on the Prize, and coproducer, Malcolm X: Make It Plain


Selected Works

Memoir; Indiana History; Women's Studies; African American Studies
The Time and Place That Gave Me Life Indiana University Press, 2007
Quotations; African American History
Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP
"Janet Cheatham Bell has collected material from widely scattered sources. Offering quotations here are women and men, known and unknown, noted and nameless, famous and faceless--all of them fighters for expanded freedom." Julian Bond in the foreword.
Reference; African and African American Studies
Famous Black Quotations
"There is nothing like a timely, well-placed quote to make one's writing, speaking, or presentations sparkle. And to find that perfect quote, there is no more convenient or easy-to-use source than FAMOUS BLACK QUOTATIONS....Highly recommended." The Black Collegian

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