[Answers] Can you match these quotes to these trailblazing Black personalities?

1. “I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.”Kwame Nkrumah

2. “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”Nelson Mandela

3. “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”Marcus Garvey

4. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”Martin Luther King

5. “It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die.”Steve Biko

6. “To those who oppose us, we say, ‘Strike the woman, and you strike the rock’.”Winnie Mandela

7 “I feel safe in the midst of my enemies, for the truth is all powerful and will prevail.”Sojourner Truth

8. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”Harriet Tubman

9. “Comrades, there is no true social revolution without the liberation of women.”Thomas Sankara

10.“African unity and solidarity are no longer dreams. They must be expressed in decisions.”Patrice Lumumba

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