“These were not idle threats. Suspected labor agents were arrested routinely whenever a trainload of African Americans left or when the fields… — Carol Anderson Copy Share Image
The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the Delta around 1900 and was, for a… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
Historically black colleges and universities are incredibly important institutions woven into the fabric of America. They have played such an important role… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over.… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
African American patriotic heroism is always a curious spectacle. Often white political observers and politicians will praise Black people for their bravery,… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“There were many tomorrows to be lived through his children. He could only hope that they would face them more courageously than… — Roy L. Pickering Jr Copy Share Image
You take a look at the history of African Americans in the US. There's been about thirty years of relative freedom. There… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“what do African Americans get in return for our loyalty? Very little. Democrats do not champion black causes with the same passion… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have… — Chuck Woolery Copy Share Image
I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by thatWe always try to… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving… — Xavier Becerra Copy Share Image
If you have done the best you can do and if you have gotten all you could extract from something, you have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The Irish were treated horribly, even here in Boston. For example, in the late nineteenth century they were treated pretty much like… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in… — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
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I had a fascination with the roots of African American music. That would have been my first education in music. I had… — Hozier Copy Share Image
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I want to ensure that the people of the 5th District continue to benefit from the sensible economic policies under the leadership… — Angela Stanton-King Copy Share Image
I think it's easier for African American and white comics to be praised than it is Latinos because they think our culture… — George Lopez Copy Share Image
Sen. Joe Biden, on the day of announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, called Barack Obama the first mainstream… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Part of that is ordinary African-Americans, you come out of your house and you see the conditions in your neighborhood and you… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
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Race is still a powerful force in this country. Any African American candidate, or any Latino candidate, or Asian candidate or woman… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, better known as the American Colonization Society was a group… — Captain Hank Bracker Copy Share Image
When we were covering the 2008 campaign I told my young African American colleagues that despite the historical significance of victory, Barack… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
I am an African-American woman of dark skin tone, and there are very specific roles that are usually given to African-American women… — LaChanze Copy Share Image
Mom came from what has been called the poorest place in America - Lake Providence, Louisiana. She was born on the south… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
There are so many slices to the African-American experience. I mean, I have the whole ghetto pedigree. My mom was in jail,… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I'm still an African-American woman in a male-dominated industry, so sometimes you have to deal with… — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
In many large urban areas, the majority of working age African American men now have criminal records and are thus subject to… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
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Racism is worse than ever. Violence is worse than ever. The economy's worse than ever. Unemployment's worse than ever. And it's Democrats… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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![“We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have inalienable rights granted by God in the Constitution. I mean, I'm discriminated against all the time. I don't care. It doesn't bother me. [I'm discriminated…” quote by Chuck Woolery](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/877/chuck-woolery-16119_african-american_we-were-born-with-natural-rights-we-don_48287.png)
