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"No institution is more obligated and no... school is in a better position to develop [an African diaspora] program as Howard....This is the area in which Howard has the most promising and immediate opportunity to distinguish itself as a leader in the general cause of public enlightenment.”

--William Leo Hansberry, in Joseph E. Harris, ed., Pillars in Ethiopian History. The William Leo Hansberry Notebooks. Volume I (1974)

“The truth is elusive, frequently defiant of capture, but worthy of unremitting pursuit, relentless scrutiny, “objective” interpretation [and] adequate documentation .... I am still seeking the truth...”

--Rayford W. Logan, The Significance of Historical Research (1973)