“How's that training coming along, Griff? Good old Max says you're a natural." Turner frowned. Any time a white man asked you… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Yet, if the American Negro has arrived at his identity by virtue of the absoluteness of his estrangement from his past, American… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
The air has finally gotten to the place that we can breathe it together. — Septima Poinsette Clark Copy Share Image
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I think there's a lot of shame in American race relations. There's a lot of suppressed guilt that lashes itself out still.… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
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Living here in North America - I have been Americanized. When I go back home now, there are things that I have… — Kandyse McClure Copy Share Image
What we are working for is an educational program that has become a resource and rallying point for scores of brave southerners… — Septima Poinsette Clark Copy Share Image
We want Black and White to be treated equally in this country, but we cannot heal this country, we can't save race… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
I think it's sinful to give the audience material it knows already, whether the material is about race relations or the car… — Manny Farber Copy Share Image
“Quit bothering with angels, I say. They’re no good for Indians. Remember what happened last time some white god came floating across… — Natalie Díaz Copy Share Image
“While recruiting, Lieutenant Grace was often insulted by such remarks as, "There goes the captain of the Negro Company! He thinks the… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“Deception is the natural defence of the weak against the strong, and the South used it for many years against its conquerors;… — W.E.B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“I asked [my grandfather] if there would ever be an America in which white Americans were not actively working to keep themselves… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice you're talking… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Things have come a long way in Mississippi. That’s the usual shorthand. Perhaps nowhere else in America has made more progress in… — Richard Grant Copy Share Image
“...After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that… — Constance Baker Motley Copy Share Image
“When the Lakota chief Red Cloud finally quit fighting the intruders, he reportedly told a white delegation, "We didn't need all this… — Scott Zesch Copy Share Image
“However, in this city (San Francisco) that prides itself in being so progressive, it feels like we need to go back and… — Crystal Sykes Copy Share Image
“I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when we've actually done something wrong, because that relieves… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
“If origin defines race, then we are all Africans – we are all black.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“But where Lincoln’s absent hand was felt most keenly was in race relations. Black codes were passed in state after state across… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
Yes, 'Black Girl/White Girl' might be described as a 'coming-of-age' novel, at least for the survivor Genna. It is also intended as… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
