Racism Quotes by Assata Shakur

13 Racism quotes by Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur’s fierce commitment to confronting racism shines through thirteen concise statements. Her activist lens offers a raw, unapologetic view that resonates with anyone seeking a direct challenge to systemic injustice.

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Racism had grown out of slavery and exploitation and was very hard to eradicate quickly and completely.

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Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.

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I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government…

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The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is…

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I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.

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When Black people seriously organize and take up arms to fight for our liberation, there will be a lot of white people…

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Are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger? To sacrifice to end colonialism? To end neo-colonialism? To end racism? To end…

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Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

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Black Revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. We are shaped by our oppression. We are…

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To have one's race brutally treated for so many years, even after the end of slavery and segregation, people are going to…

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We had to learn that we're beautiful. We had to relearn something forcefully taken from us. We had to learn about Black…

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I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from…

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When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race…

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My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance.

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Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

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In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.

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I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.

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Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…

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I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be…

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If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek without a…

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No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.

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There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do…

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And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can be broken…

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Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.…

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“Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong. Slavery was outlawed with the exception of prisons. Slavery is legal…

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People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows.

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