What Anna Julia Cooper thinks about racism

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African-American educator and writer (1858 to 1964); author of A Voice from the South.

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5 dated positions, c. 1892, in their own words. Our reading of what Anna Julia Cooper has said — not written or endorsed by them.

1. c. 1892

   Our readingWhere the Black woman enters with undisputed dignity, the whole race enters with her

   Their wordsOnly the Black Woman can say “when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or special patronage, then and there the whole Negro race enters with me.”

   ↗A Voice from the South (1892)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

3. c. 1892

   Our readingThe Black woman faces both a woman question and a race problem and is unacknowledged in both

   Their wordsShe is confronted by both a woman question and a race problem, and is as yet an unknown or an unacknowledged factor in both.

   ↗A Voice from the South (1892)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

5. c. 1892

   Our readingProgressive peace in a nation comes from conflict between radically different elements, including races

   Their wordsProgressive peace in a nation is the result of conflict; and conflict, such as is healthy, stimulating, and progressive, is produced through the co-existence of radically opposing or racially different elements.

   ↗A Voice from the South (1892)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

7. c. 1892

   Our readingMost so-called color prejudice is sentiment shaped by the association of ideas, not prejudice against color

   Their wordsNine-tenths of the mis-called color prejudice or race prejudice in this country is mere sentiment governed by the association of ideas. It is not color prejudice at all.

   ↗A Voice from the South (1892)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

9. c. 1892

   Our readingWork must create wealth and leisure before a race's intellect can show its capabilities

   Their wordsWork must first create wealth, and wealth leisure, before the untrammeled intellect of the Negro, or any other race, can truly vindicate its capabilities.

   ↗A Voice from the South (1892)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book