--- title: "9 Race Neutral Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 9 Race Neutral quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Race Neutral sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png" --- > [The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique opportunity to express their hostility toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral-language-offered-whites/) [Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png) > [But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-schiff/but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recruitment-efforts-designed-to/) [Adam Schiff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-schiff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/adam-schiff-10222_achieve_but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recru_1987296.jpg) > [When people talked about O.J. Simpson being race-neutral, that was a race card. It just meant we don't think of him as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberle-williams-crenshaw/when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-being-race-neutral-that-was-a/) [Kimberle Williams Crenshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberle-williams-crenshaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kimberle-williams-crenshaw-112_being_when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-bei_3230466.jpg) > [I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means-are-preferable-it-is/) [Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/condoleezza-rice-807_believe_i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means_2512618.jpg) > [A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/a-new-race-neutral-language-was-developed-for-appealing-to-old-racist/) [Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea1/michelle-alexander-750_acceptable_a-new-race-neutral-language-was-develope_1891961.jpg) > [I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that divide members of the coalition.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-julius-wilson/i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-meaningful-political-coalition/) [William Julius Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-julius-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/william-julius-wilson-23478_achieve_i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-mea_997990.png) > [“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil Rights Movement.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-new-system-of-control-were-2/) [Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2600309.png) > [“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil Rights Movement.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-new-system-of-control-were/) [Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2361353.jpg) > [“Although it is common to think of Jim Crow as an explicitly race-based system, in fact a number of the key policies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-crow-as-an-explicitly-race/) [Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/michelle-alexander-750_african-american_although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-cr_479224.png) ## Top authors on Race Neutral - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michelle-alexander-67636.jpg) Michelle Alexander 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/michelle-alexander/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/#itemlist", "name": "Race Neutral Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique opportunity to express their hostility toward blacks and black progress, without being exposed to the charge of racism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral-language-offered-whites/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique…” — Michelle Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Schiff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-schiff/but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recruitment-efforts-designed-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/adam-schiff-10222_achieve_but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recru_1987296.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/adam-schiff-10222_achieve_but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recru_1987296.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/adam-schiff-10222_achieve_but-even-race-neutral-policies-and-recru_1987296.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the…” — Adam Schiff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When people talked about O.J. Simpson being race-neutral, that was a race card. It just meant we don't think of him as black. But race-neutral is just like flesh-tone Band-aids. It's not neutral; it's white.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kimberle Williams Crenshaw" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberle-williams-crenshaw/when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-being-race-neutral-that-was-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kimberle-williams-crenshaw-112_being_when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-bei_3230466.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kimberle-williams-crenshaw-112_being_when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-bei_3230466.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d1/kimberle-williams-crenshaw-112_being_when-people-talked-about-o-j-simpson-bei_3230466.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When people talked about O.J. Simpson being race-neutral, that was a race card. It just meant we don't think…” — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Condoleezza Rice" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means-are-preferable-it-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/condoleezza-rice-807_believe_i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means_2512618.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/condoleezza-rice-807_believe_i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means_2512618.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/condoleezza-rice-807_believe_i-believe-that-while-race-neutral-means_2512618.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among…” — Condoleezza Rice", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast majority of backs back in their place. Proponents of racial hierarchy found they could install a new racial caste system without violating the law or the new limits of acceptable political discourse, by demanding 'law and order' rather than 'segregation forever'.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/a-new-race-neutral-language-was-developed-for-appealing-to-old-racist/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea1/michelle-alexander-750_acceptable_a-new-race-neutral-language-was-develope_1891961.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea1/michelle-alexander-750_acceptable_a-new-race-neutral-language-was-develope_1891961.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea1/michelle-alexander-750_acceptable_a-new-race-neutral-language-was-develope_1891961.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by…” — Michelle Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that divide members of the coalition. The problem I have, however, is that white people assume an either/or position: Either we have race-based programs or we don't. What I see is comprehensive social reform that includes race-based and race-neutral programs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Julius Wilson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-julius-wilson/i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-meaningful-political-coalition/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/william-julius-wilson-23478_achieve_i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-mea_997990.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/william-julius-wilson-23478_achieve_i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-mea_997990.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/william-julius-wilson-23478_achieve_i-think-it-is-difficult-to-achieve-a-mea_997990.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it is difficult to achieve a meaningful political coalition if you have race-based programs that…” — William Julius Wilson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil Rights Movement. A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast majority of blacks back in their place. Proponents of racial hierarchy found they could install a new racial caste system without violating the law or the new limits of acceptable political discourse, by demanding “law and order” rather than “segregation forever.” The Birth of Mass Incarcerati”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-new-system-of-control-were-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2600309.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2600309.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a59/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2600309.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil…” — Michelle Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil Rights Movement. A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast majority of blacks back in their place. Proponents of racial hierarchy found they could install a new racial caste system without violating law or the new limits of acceptable political discourse, by demanding \"law and order\" rather than \"segregation forever.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-new-system-of-control-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2361353.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2361353.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/michelle-alexander-750_caste-system_history-reveals-that-the-seeds-of-the-ne_2361353.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“History reveals that the seeds of the new system of control were planted well before the end of the Civil…” — Michelle Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Although it is common to think of Jim Crow as an explicitly race-based system, in fact a number of the key policies were officially colorblind. As previously noted, poll taxes, literacy tests, and felon disenfranchisement laws were all formally race-neutral practices that were employed in order to avoid the prohibition on race discrimination in voting contained in the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws operated to create an all-white electorate because they excluded African Americans from the franchise but were not generally applied to whites.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-crow-as-an-explicitly-race/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/michelle-alexander-750_african-american_although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-cr_479224.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/michelle-alexander-750_african-american_although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-cr_479224.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/michelle-alexander-750_african-american_although-it-is-common-to-think-of-jim-cr_479224.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Although it is common to think of Jim Crow as an explicitly race-based system, in fact a number of the key…” — Michelle Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/", "name": "Race Neutral Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/michelle-alexander-750_black_the-war-on-drugs-cloaked-in-race-neutral_2461528.png" }, "description": "Browse 9 Race Neutral quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Race Neutral sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/#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": "Race Neutral Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race-neutral/" } ] }, { "@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 } } ] } ```