Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Quotes
We are justified in believing that the success of this movement for equality of the sexes means more progress toward equality of the races.
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, 1842-1924, Editor, Civil Rights Leader, Suffragette, The Crisis, August 1915.
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The power structure of England and the English administrators of South Africa were strong advocates of racial equality at the beginning of the 19th century. They insisted on equal administration of law. However the Boer white population could think of nothing more absurd. In a sense the Boers were much like the Southern Whites at the same time. The South African government however could not enforce its equality policies in the rural area – the majority of South Africa at the time. When democracy and self rule came to South Africa, the racially moderating force of the English was minimized and the majority of South Africans wanted a racially segregated society. Apartheid resulted.
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She herself had been denied admission to the University of Georgia in her home state and she went to the University of Wisconsin where she earned a bachelors and masters degree.
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was an African-American publisher, journalist, civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor of the Woman's Era, the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.
