Racism Quotes · Page 146

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.

— Maya Angelou

Trayvon Martin, at the most, seems only to have been guilty of being himself.

— Aberjhani

“Just because someone's a member of an ethnic minority doesn't mean they're not a nasty small-minded little jerk.”

— Terry Pratchett

I want to get into the educational DNA of American culture. I want 10 percent of the common culture, more or less,…

— Henry Louis Gates

“Stereotyped prejudices, fine to right made, they spoil my stomach.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

Colorism and racism don't stop when you're a musician or when you have wealth or when you're in any given position.

— Chance The Rapper

All people of goodwill object to racial hatred. But no one cares that Billy Crystal darkened his skin to portray Sammy Davis…

— Michael J. Knowles

The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.

— John Lewis

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the…

— Anonymous

The key to solving the social problems of our age is to abolish the white race. Until that task is accomplished, even…

— Noel Ignatiev

Unfortunately, race still determines too much, often determines where people live, determines what kind of education in their public schools they can…

— Hillary Clinton

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

It's hard in America as a writer of color, an actor of color, not to get caught up in race and culture.…

— John Cho

If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race,…

— William J. Clinton

Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of…

— Maajid Nawaz

“Now, one hears from a long time ago that "white is merely a state of mind." I add to that, white is…

— James Baldwin

Showing your own righteousness by pointing out someone's unrighteousness, the race to the bottom, the transgressions getting smaller and smaller and smaller…

— Megan Phelps-Roper

If you spend five minutes with your worst enemy - it doesn't have to be about race, it could be about anything...…

— Daryl Davis

It is unfortunate that we should find ourselves at this time the only disorganized group. Others have had the advantage of organization…

— Marcus Garvey

“Looking out the window, Moist saw a small swarm of goblins leave the train and at first he thought, ha! Trust the…

— Terry Pratchett

“The Righteous Revolution of the Civil Rights Movement has unfortunately been high-jacked, by a small minority. And it has now become a…

— Lawrence Sankar

“So what are you supposed to do? My friends, what I need you to do—just for starters—is not act. Not yet. Not…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“In March 1955, Powell called for a boycott of Harlem savings banks that "practice 'Jim Crow-ism' and 'economic lynching.'" He urged Abyssinian…

— Manning Marable

Anyone who doesn't think that hip-hop is an intellectual genre, I think that assumption is rooted in racism.

— Doechii

In that respect, Martin Luther King, whom A.J.[Muste] advised in the civil rights movement, was also a radical pacifist.

— Nat Hentoff

I had known poverty firsthand, but there I learned how to fight its evil - along with the evil of racism -…

— Gordon Parks

Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.

— Ryan White

A great message regardless of race or gender, treating people equally with respect is the right thing to do.

— Anonymous

The Klan sees the world in terms of race and ethnicity. So do Liberals

— Ann Coulter

The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.

— Nat King Cole

At the Oscars, if you didnt vote for 12 Years a Slave' you were a racist.

— Gary Oldman

Until we have a serious discussion, this problem [racism] will continue to occur.

— Ilyasah Shabazz

Europe has to avoid old prejudices and new ones. That means north versus south, rich versus poor.

— Mario Monti

Pride in one's own race - and that does not imply contempt for other races - is ... a normal and healthy sentiment.

— Adolf Hitler

We know what racist people look like. They don't deny it. They just don't!

— Penn Jillette

I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are.

— Laurie Hernandez

“Prejudices are comforting: everyone should make sure to cultivate at least three.”

— Sophie Hannah

Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

We've got to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system.

— Hillary Clinton