Racism Quotes · Page 97

As a matter of history, the Fourteenth Amendment was not understood to ban segregation on the basis of race.

— Cass Sunstein

All societies wrestle with the scourge of prejudice, but validating that prejudice in statute makes a virtue of oppression.

— Ephraim Mirvis

“The negro’s story may have started in this country with degradation, but triumph and prosperity would be his one day.”

— Colson Whitehead

The Black Panther Party was not a gang. They grew out of a young black intelligentsia on college campuses.

— Bobby Seale

When someone says his conclusions are objective, he means that they are based on prejudices which many other people share.

— Celia Green

Love transcends international boundaries. It heals the wounds of racial hatred, prejudice, bigotry and ignorance.

— Michael Jackson

Voter fraud does just barely exist, while racism, according to the Supreme Court, is a thing of the past.

— Aasif Mandvi

Critical race theory is racist. It does nothing to bring us together.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

“I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the…

— James Joyce

I am an American, not an Asian-American. My rejection of hyphenation has been called race treachery, but it is really a demand…

— Bharati Mukherjee

Jail threats did not dissuade Martin Luther King - and intergenerational justice is a moral issue of comparable magnitude to civil rights.

— James Hansen

There are definitely - there is definitely an element of Donald Trump's support that has its basis in racism or xenophobia. But…

— J. D. Vance

We're going to have to debunk the myth that Africa is a heaven for black people -- especially black women. We've been…

— Alice Walker

Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive…

— Sir Fulke Greville

There's a tacit agreement today that the white male is the only legitimate target for any and all satire, criticism, and so…

— Jack Nicholson

One person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been…

— Bernice King

“We who are Black are at an extraordinary point of choice within our lives. To refuse to participate in the shaping our…

— Audre Lorde

There is only one remedy for ignorance and thoughtlessness, and that is literacy. Millions and millions of children would today stand in…

— Richard Mitchell

“The time has come to realize that the interracial drama acted out on the American continent has not only created a new…

— James Baldwin

It is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans. It is time…

— Tom Harkin

Most pastors railing against gay marriage have never cried out on racism, any type of injustice or police brutality. They've never once…

— Otis Moss III

In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character, ability and…

— J. Irwin Miller

Let me just say that to imagine racism does not exist is imagination. And to imagine that it does not create its…

— Phylicia Rashad

“A game at which the liberals have become masters is that of deliberate evasiveness. The question often comes up 'what can you…

— Steve Biko

I have no prejudice against the gays, but I wouldn't train with someone who's gay.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Within the gendered institution of prostitution, race and class create a hierarchy with indigenous women at its lowest point.

— Melissa Farley

Staring prejudice in the face imposes a cruel discipline: to structure your anger, to achieve a certain dignity, an angry dignity.

— Ellen Ullman

If you look at the true essence of the Black Panthers, they were more of a community protection group.

— Anthony Mackie

I fight against racism and bigotry because I care about the people who are experiencing it.

— Shaun King

Discrimination based on one's religion goes directly against our founding principles.

— Abigail Spanberger

“It is the truth that sets us free, and it is the truth that we must run with in order to continue…

— Cynthia Heald

I am not sure the issue of race in America will ever be completely solved.

— Colson Whitehead

I suffered racial abuse in Lithuania, and in two games the fans were making monkey noises and throwing coins at me.

— Paulinho

“In the race of life, some win and some loose those who win think they are busy and those who loose remain…

— Santosh Kalwar

Liberals see racism where it doesn't exist, fabricate it when they can't find it and ignore it within their own ranks.

— Michelle Malkin

“The history of whiteness in America is one long scroll of affirmative action.”

— Michael Eric Dyson

The 22 million or 30 million, whatever the case may be, Afro-Americans in the United States were still Africans.

— Malcolm X

Segregation, in a sense, helped create and maintain black solidarity.

— Randall Kennedy

Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.

— Whitney Wolfe Herd

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.

— James Weldon Johnson