"Daddy Was a Number Runner" Quotes
A young girl navigates poverty and racial discrimination in Harlem during the Great Depression.
fiction | 188 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I wasn't going to let no stinking jimcrow laws keep me from becoming a woman of the world.
Being born poor is a crime, but being black and poor is a double crime.
In this world, a colored man is just a number. They don't even count us as human beings.
Sometimes the only way to survive is to keep moving forward, even when your heart is breaking.
We may not have much, but we have each other. And that's worth more than any material possession.
Education is the key that can unlock the doors of opportunity for us.
The world may try to hold us down, but we will rise above it all.
No matter how tough things get, we have to keep dreaming. Dreams are what keep us alive.
In the face of adversity, we must hold on to our dignity and never let them break our spirit.
The world may judge us based on our color, but we will prove them wrong through our actions.
