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> [I identify as black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/i-identify-as-black/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/rachel-dolezal-12300_black_i-identify-as-black-1120005_1120005.jpg)

## More by Rachel Dolezal

> [My husband didn't want me to wear any black hairstyles. Nicole Kidman was his standard of beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/my-husband-didn-t-want-me-to-wear-any-black-hairstyles-nicole-kidman/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Blackness better defines who I am philosophically and socially than whiteness does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/blackness-better-defines-who-i-am-philosophically-and-socially-than/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [You can't just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/you-can-t-just-say-in-one-sentence-what-is-blackness-or-what-is-black/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [I did work and bought all my own clothes and shoes since I was 9 years old. That's not a typical American childhood life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/i-did-work-and-bought-all-my-own-clothes-and-shoes-since-i-was-9/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [I don't believe in reverse racism. I really don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/i-don-t-believe-in-reverse-racism-i-really-don-t/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [It's a painful thing to talk about my childhood. I kind of don't talk about it much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/it-s-a-painful-thing-to-talk-about-my-childhood-i-kind-of-don-t-talk/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Race is such a contentious issue because of the painful history of racism. Race didn't create racism, but racism created race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/race-is-such-a-contentious-issue-because-of-the-painful-history-of/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Everybody's life matters. But that's why we have to say black lives matter, because the highest disproportionality, police brutality, disenfranchisement, education disproportionality in school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/everybody-s-life-matters-but-that-s-why-we-have-to-say-black-lives/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Any man can be a father; not any man can be a dad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/any-man-can-be-a-father-not-any-man-can-be-a-dad/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [I have a huge issue with blackface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/i-have-a-huge-issue-with-blackface/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [I definitely feel like, in America, even though race is a social construct... there's still a line drawn in the sand; there still are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/i-definitely-feel-like-in-america-even-though-race-is-a-social/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [The system of racial classification is fiction, and we need to thoughtfully evaluate whether perpetuating it rigidly or allowing fluidity across the spectrum best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/the-system-of-racial-classification-is-fiction-and-we-need-to/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Nothing about being white describes who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/nothing-about-being-white-describes-who-i-am/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [Overall, my life has been one of survival, and the decisions that I have made along the way, including my identification, have been to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/overall-my-life-has-been-one-of-survival-and-the-decisions-that-i/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

> [As long as I can remember, I saw myself as black. I was socially conditioned to discard that. It was an all-white town. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-dolezal/as-long-as-i-can-remember-i-saw-myself-as-black-i-was-socially/)

[Rachel Dolezal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-dolezal/)

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