Quote:
And as of today, if I am asked abroad if I am a free citizen of the United States of America, I must only say what is true: No.
Attribution:
Lorraine Hansberry. “The Negro Writer and His Roots: Towards a New Position.” Originally printed as “A Destiny is in the Stars” in Crisis, 1969 and reprinted in The Black Scholar, Vol. 12 No. 2. (March/April 1981): 2–12.