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I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have.… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
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Every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunities, equal dignity. Without discrimination, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual preference or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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This is why the terrorists hate us. And it's not the glitter and it's not the pomp and circumstance. We've got black… — Adam Carolla Copy Share Image
To finish building the free society dreamed of by Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson, we must draw upon the resources of the enlightened… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
The Nation has not yet found peace from its sins; the freedman has not yet found in freedom his promised land. Whatever… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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The black man in North America was economically sick and that was evident in one simple fact: as a consumer, he got… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
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Much of what I do now stems from my rage at segregation and discrimination. I can't stand to see children not able… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
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If one thinks about racism by examining only one wire of the cage, or one form of disadvantage, it is difficult to… — Iris Marion Young Copy Share Image
Woke supremacy' ranks up there with that tired crutch of the right known as 'cancel culture.' The purpose of both phrases is… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
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Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
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