Black Consciousness Quotes
Black Consciousness Quote of the day
It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.
The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.
So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior.
Black Consciousness therefore takes cognizance of the deliberateness of God's plan in creating Black people black.
In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.
Black Consciousness is in essence the realization by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause of their oppression.
In all fields black consciousness seeks to talk to the black man in a language that is his own
