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Black History Month:

Inspirational Quotes From Strong


Coloured Folks

Stand for
something or you
will fall for
anything.
Todays mighty
oak is a tiny nut
that held its
ground.

-Rosa Parks

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

The greatest
glory in living lies
not in never
falling, but rising

every time we
fall.
-Nelson Mandela

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

The more you


know of your
history, the more
liberated you are.
-Maya Angelou

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Freedom is
never
voluntarily
given by the
oppressor, it
must be
demanded by
the oppressed.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Nobody can give


you freedom
Nobody give you
equality or justice
If you are a man,
you take it.
- Malcolm X

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Dont forget your


history nor your
destiny.
- Bob Marley

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Every great
dream begins with
a dreamer. Always

remember, you
have within you
the strength, the
patience and the
passion to reach
for the stars to
change the
world.
- Harriet Tubman

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Change will not


Come if we wait
for some other
persons or some
other time.
We are the ones
weve been
waiting for.

We are the
Change that we
seek.
- Barack Obama

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

We cant become
what we need to
be by remaining
what we are.

- Oprah Winfrey

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

I was raised to
believe that

Excellence
Is the best
detterent to
racism and
sexism,
And thats how I
operate my life.
- Oprah Winfrey

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

I refuse to accept
the view that
mankind is so
tragically bound
to the starless
midnight of
racism and war.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

The African
race is like a
rubber ball. The
harder you dash
it to the ground,
the higher it will
rise.
- African Proverb

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

We may
encounter many
defeats but we

must not be
defeated.
- Maya Angelou

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

Freedom is never
given; it is won.
- A. Philip Randolph

Black History Month:


Inspirational Quotes From Strong
Coloured Folks

For Africa to
meis more
than a
glamorous fact.
It is a historical
fact. No man
can know where
he is going
unless he knows
exactly where
he has been and

exactly how he
arrived at his
present place.
- Maya Angelou

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