Anna Julia Cooper Quotes

A collection of quotes by Anna Julia Cooper.

Anna Julia Cooper was an American educator, author, and activist who championed the cause of equal rights and education for African Americans and women. Born into slavery in 1858, she later became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctoral degree. Cooper dedicated her life to advocating for social justice and fought against racism and gender inequality. She is best known for her book "A Voice from the South," which called for the upliftment of African American women through education and empowerment. Cooper's work continues to inspire and influence the fight for equality.

One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush

One needs occasionally to stand aside from the hum and rush of human interests and passions to hear the voices of God.

Anna Julia Cooper

God

Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the

Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him, not to sap his strength in folly and vice, and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.

Anna Julia Cooper

Strength

The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a

The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class-it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.

Anna Julia Cooper

Freedom