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Quote by Anna J. Cooper
Only 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.”
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The speaker says that when a Black woman is able to enter a place with the quiet, unquestioned dignity of her womanhood, without violence, legal struggle, or special favoritism, her progress represents progress for the whole Black race. Her personal freedom and equal treatment are presented as inseparable from the dignity and advancement of her community.
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- Project Gutenberg, A Voice from the South (1892)
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- Official Statement
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