“Since the white man's personality is greatly distorted by segregation, and his soul is greatly scarred, he needs the love of the… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“Lieutenant Thomas R. Gilligan, thirty-seven, was off duty and out of uniform, checking out TVs in an electronics store. He went to… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“The idea that blacks, or anyone for that matter, need the government to get ahead in life is despicable. And even more… — Elbert Guillory Copy Share Image
“I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“I considered the northern white stance against slavery. How much of the desire to end the institution was fueled by a need… — Percival Everett Copy Share Image
The U.S. military was segregated 'til the Korean War, and the blacks in World War Two were totally segregated. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
“She supposed the young colored men of Link's generation couldn't have manners like Mr. Powther's, though she didn't know why. Wars and… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
I like suits that are fitted. And I usually stick to grays, whites, and blacks. — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
That's the way blacks have been encouraged to think: that we got to stick together. You've got a situation today where if… — J. C. Watts Copy Share Image
It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
“Oh Maker, what did they really say about your black creation? I think you made a beautiful work of art on a… — Chinonye J. Chidolue Copy Share Image
“Why did God set it up like this?” Rachel asked. “With them as masters and us as slaves?” “There is no God,… — Percival Everett Copy Share Image
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
“The ironic thing is though, at Williamson I don't have to "play it cool"--I'm cool by default because I'm one of the… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
For the better part of two centuries, outsiders have been offering explanations that range from racist to learned-sounding - the supposed inferiority… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
Whatever that thing is that white people like in blacks, I don't have it. Maybe it's my arrogance or my self-assurance or… — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
“Whenever a word ''nigga'' is spoken, It's always followed by the same question, Can white people say nigger ? and the correct… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Blacks on prime-time TV are only portrayed as comedians - and often in no better a light than 'Amos & Andy.' — Don Cornelius Copy Share Image
Jazz is a racist musical form invented by whites to enslave blacks. — Lyndon LaRouche Copy Share Image
During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
“It would be easy to quit if it was just about me, Khalil, that night, and that cop. It's about way more… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“The things white folks put people through--my god, cruel in ways I just can't even reconcile. Should be ashamed for a thousand… — Cebo Campbell Copy Share Image
“Light and darkness both carry beauty; it’s not the color but the soul that defines them. So not always in white—angels come… — Mohammed Zaki Ansari Copy Share Image
