African Americans in Omaha

Famous quotes containing the words african, americans and/or omaha:

    “... the Black woman in America can justly be described as a “slave of a slave.””
    —Frances Beale, African American feminist and civil rights activist. The Black Woman, ch. 14 (1970)

    “In some things, we Americans leave to other countries the carrying out of the principle that stands at the head of our Declaration of Independence.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “The first dead man on Omaha Beach must be a sailor!”
    —Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981)