--- title: "16 Experienced Racism Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Experienced Racism quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Experienced Racism sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/anonymous-1_change_experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-th_2572268.jpg" --- > [Experienced racism today...I guess some things never change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-things-never-change/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/anonymous-1_change_experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-th_2572268.jpg) > [I know the ugly face of racism. I lived racism. I have experienced racism. And I survived racism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-thomas-greenfield/i-know-the-ugly-face-of-racism-i-lived-racism-i-have-experienced/) [Linda Thomas-Greenfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-thomas-greenfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/linda-thomas-greenfield-5630_face_i-know-the-ugly-face-of-racism-i-lived-r_776404.jpg) > [I went to Catholic school and experienced racism firsthand from nuns and priests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthea-butler/i-went-to-catholic-school-and-experienced-racism-firsthand-from-nuns/) [Anthea Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthea-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/anthea-butler-7679_catholic_i-went-to-catholic-school-and-experience_147708.jpg) > [When I experienced racism here in my own country, I was not prepared for it. I had never heard the word racism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/when-i-experienced-racism-here-in-my-own-country-i-was-not-prepared/) [Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/daryl-davis-7572_country_when-i-experienced-racism-here-in-my-own_2501754.jpg) > [Growing up as Chinese-American, as someone who experienced racism, questions of 'otherness' are always at the forefront of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marjorie-liu/growing-up-as-chinese-american-as-someone-who-experienced-racism/) [Marjorie Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marjorie-liu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/marjorie-liu-9464_always_growing-up-as-chinese-american-as-someon_2612720.jpg) > [I have never experienced racism in the feminist movement, so it concerned me to think that I was unable to see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-buckley/i-have-never-experienced-racism-in-the-feminist-movement-so-it/) [Betty Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-buckley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/betty-buckley-12839_class_i-have-never-experienced-racism-in-the-f_2127306.png) > [I experienced racism in different settings: I was followed in stores, in cars. The way you experience racism depends on how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perry-bellegarde/i-experienced-racism-in-different-settings-i-was-followed-in-stores/) [Perry Bellegarde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perry-bellegarde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/perry-bellegarde-28982_car_i-experienced-racism-in-different-settin_1726783.jpg) > [I've experienced racism and homophobia my whole life, so I've trained myself to just deal with it calmly, to not cause a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-france/i-ve-experienced-racism-and-homophobia-my-whole-life-so-i-ve-trained/) [Tan France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/tan-france-7727_calm_i-ve-experienced-racism-and-homophobia-m_1462615.jpg) > [I have experienced racism in this country. My children have experienced racism in this country. I wouldn't say America is against me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-peterson/i-have-experienced-racism-in-this-country-my-children-have/) [James Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/james-peterson-70902_america_i-have-experienced-racism-in-this-countr_2729040.jpg) > [The thing is that racism is systematic, so of course it sometimes manifested itself within the clubs. But I have certainly experienced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-seymour/the-thing-is-that-racism-is-systematic-so-of-course-it-sometimes/) [Craig Seymour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-seymour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/craig-seymour-54653_clubs_the-thing-is-that-racism-is-systematic-s_2963351.jpg) > [The way racism works in Canada, it's very subtle. You may feel you're a victim of racism or have experienced racism, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-elliott-clarke/the-way-racism-works-in-canada-it-s-very-subtle-you-may-feel-you-re-a/) [George Elliott Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-elliott-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/george-elliott-clarke-27314_canada_the-way-racism-works-in-canada-it-s-very_615944.jpg) > [My mom experienced racism. She was harassed by the KKK several times. And I experienced racism myself, growing up. In New Jersey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldis-hodge/my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harassed-by-the-kkk-several-times/) [Aldis Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldis-hodge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/aldis-hodge-8186_christmas-lights_my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harass_109055.jpg) > [I've not experienced racism from other players. Not once. You experience ignorance but that's not the same at all, and I'm always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moeen-ali/i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-players-not-once-you/) [Moeen Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moeen-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/moeen-ali-6798_experience_i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-p_2438813.jpg) > [I've experienced racism and run-ins with the law, and it's a real thing, and it happens where I grew up. It's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/little-simz/i-ve-experienced-racism-and-run-ins-with-the-law-and-it-s-a-real/) [Little Simz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/little-simz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/little-simz-13719_duty_i-ve-experienced-racism-and-run-ins-with_2880171.jpg) > [I've certainly experienced racism, but it has not made a great impact on me. I have always thought, as I got older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-guillaume/i-ve-certainly-experienced-racism-but-it-has-not-made-a-great-impact/) [Robert Guillaume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-guillaume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/robert-guillaume-62188_impact_i-ve-certainly-experienced-racism-but-it_1231614.jpg) > [Merely because I was black, it seemed, I was supposed to listen to Hugh Maskela instead of Carole King, just as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-thomas/merely-because-i-was-black-it-seemed-i-was-supposed-to-listen-to-hugh/) [Clarence Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/clarence-thomas-7661_backgrounds_merely-because-i-was-black-it-seemed-i-w_872860.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experienced-racism/#itemlist", "name": "Experienced Racism Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Experienced racism today...I guess some things never change.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-things-never-change/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/anonymous-1_change_experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-th_2572268.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/anonymous-1_change_experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-th_2572268.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/anonymous-1_change_experienced-racism-today-i-guess-some-th_2572268.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Experienced racism today...I guess some things never change.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know the ugly face of racism. 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That's probably why I still don't put up any lights during the holidays.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aldis Hodge" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldis-hodge/my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harassed-by-the-kkk-several-times/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/aldis-hodge-8186_christmas-lights_my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harass_109055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/aldis-hodge-8186_christmas-lights_my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harass_109055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/aldis-hodge-8186_christmas-lights_my-mom-experienced-racism-she-was-harass_109055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mom experienced racism. She was harassed by the KKK several times. And I experienced racism myself…” — Aldis Hodge", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've not experienced racism from other players. Not once. You experience ignorance but that's not the same at all, and I'm always happy to discuss things. If that helps people learn about Islam, to learn there's nothing to fear, then great, that's all part of my role.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Moeen Ali" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moeen-ali/i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-players-not-once-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/moeen-ali-6798_experience_i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-p_2438813.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/moeen-ali-6798_experience_i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-p_2438813.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/moeen-ali-6798_experience_i-ve-not-experienced-racism-from-other-p_2438813.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've not experienced racism from other players. Not once. 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