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title: "9 Negro Woman Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Negro Woman quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Negro Woman sayings and thoughts."
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> [Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-davis-jr/would-it-be-better-if-i-d-married-a-negro-woman-would-they-treat-my/)

[Sammy Davis, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-davis-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/sammy-davis-jr-9783_any_would-it-be-better-if-i-d-married-a-negr_1852841.png)

> [I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-b-anthony/i-will-cut-off-this-right-arm-of-mine-before-i-will-ever-work-or/)

[Susan B. Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-b-anthony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/susan-b-anthony-2103_arms_i-will-cut-off-this-right-arm-of-mine-be_2315265.png)

> [I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ask for the ballot for the Negro and not for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-b-anthony/i-will-cut-off-this-right-arm-of-mine-before-i-will-ask-for-the/)

[Susan B. Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-b-anthony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f4/susan-b-anthony-2103_arm_i-will-cut-off-this-right-arm-of-mine-be_1003098.png)

> [A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-height/a-negro-woman-has-the-same-kind-of-problems-as-other-women-but-she/)

[Dorothy Height](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-height/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/dorothy-height-21268_black_a-negro-woman-has-the-same-kind-of-probl_688712.jpg)

> [I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-spencer/i-proudly-love-being-a-negro-woman-it-s-so-involved-and-interesting/)

[Anne Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/anne-spencer-45095_interesting_i-proudly-love-being-a-negro-woman-it-s_413116.jpg)

> [I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-elizabeth-delany/i-am-a-colored-woman-or-a-negro-woman-either-one-is-ok-people-dislike/)

[Annie Elizabeth Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-elizabeth-delany/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/annie-elizabeth-delany-40935_african-american_i-am-a-colored-woman-or-a-negro-woman-ei_2970785.jpg)

> [“With this law in place, White enslavers could now reap financial reward from relations “upon a negro woman.” But they wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ibram-x-kendi/with-this-law-in-place-white-enslavers-could-now-reap-financial/)

[Ibram X. Kendi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ibram-x-kendi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/ibram-x-kendi-3080_racism_with-this-law-in-place-white-enslavers-c_465892.jpg)

> [I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madam-c-j-walker/i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-money-for-myself-for-i-am/)

[Madam C. J. Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madam-c-j-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/madam-c-j-walker-18546_down-and_i-am-not-merely-satisfied-in-making-mone_194997.png)

> [“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'nigger' in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-horne/i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-from-people-who-would-sway-to/)

[Lena Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-horne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg)

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