---
title: "1 Nigger Street Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 1 Nigger Street quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Nigger Street sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg"
---

> [“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'nigger' in the street. They were too busy seeing their own preconceived image of a Negro woman. the image that…](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)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/#itemlist",
            "name": "Nigger Street Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'nigger' in the street. They were too busy seeing their own preconceived image of a Negro woman. the image that I chose to give them was of a woman who they could not reach and therefore can't hurt.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lena Horne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-horne/i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-from-people-who-would-sway-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me…” — Lena Horne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/",
            "name": "Nigger Street Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/lena-horne-15555_too-busy_i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-f_1032302.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 1 Nigger Street quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Nigger Street sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Nigger Street Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nigger-street/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```