A biography for Charles Hamilton Houstonhasn’t been written yet.
“The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried.”
“The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back.”
“Christianity has always seemed to fight a losing battle against race.”
“We beg you to save young America from the blight of race prejudice. Do not bind the children within the narrow circles of your own lives.”