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America don't have no future! America's going to be destroyed! Allah's going to divinely chastise America! Violence, crimes, earthquakes - there's gonna… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Niggerization is the result of oppression -- and it doesn't just apply to the black people. Old people, poor people, and students… — Florynce Kennedy Copy Share Image
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In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is… — John Hope Franklin Copy Share Image
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I was told by the general manager that a white player had received a higher raise than me. Because white people required… — Curt Flood Copy Share Image
I don't think because I hang out with enough black people, I'm gonna turn black. What kind of rationalization is that? I'm… — Khloe Kardashian Copy Share Image
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Strom Thurmond the only segregationist anyone can name. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party had former Klansmen, members of a terrorist group that was… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
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