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Dudley Joseph Thompson
8 quotes
“We have neglected Africa, and we are African, no matter how you take it. We must consider ourselves non-resident Africans... We have never lost our African-ness and so we are Africans who happen to be residing abroad. That is our status.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To be a member of the diaspora and to qualify, aside from your descent from your ancestors, you need to have a mind that Africa is your motherland and you have a duty to help her to reach that position of number one in the world.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nobody can grant you freedom. They can recognise the freedom you should have had from birth.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Teach them that slavery did not begin their history but interrupted their history. In other words, connect them with their legacy. Connect them with their real past.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Not only are they wicked for enslaving our ancestors but, worse, they have stubbornly and consistently refused to confess their crime against humanity.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Reparation must, as far as possible, wipe out all the consequences of the illegal act and re-establish the situation which would, in all probability, have existed if that act had not been committed.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Speak out and follow up actively and fearlessly so as to establish a more balanced and just society both nationally and internationally.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Recognise God's presence in the person of every human being, whatever his status in life, and take a resolution for the enhancement of human dignity.”
Dudley Joseph Thompson (1917–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source