Ancestry Quote by Booker T. Washington

“More than once I have tried to picture myself in the position of a boy or man with an honoured and distinguished ancestry which…

— Solomon Northup

I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there…

— Issa Rae

When I grew up, my race was not a thing. My identity was in my class. It was not about colour on my estate.

— Michaela Coel

I always wanted my kids to be proud of their heritage.

— John Leguizamo

I take a lot of pride in my ancestry and where I come from.

— Auston Matthews

Be as proud of your race today as our as our fathers were in days of yore. We have beautiful history, and we shall…

— Marcus Garvey

Being told that I looked like I belonged everywhere and to everyone helped me feel my fledgling pride in my own multiracialism.

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world…

— Shemar Moore

Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.

— Rosa Parks

You know, I dont play the race card a lot. Im half-black, half-white, and Im proud of - my skin is brown. The world…

— Shemar Moore

My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn't have a big part in my self-identity.

— Robert Griffin III

It is truly not fun to be the family that sticks out in an all-white community. On the other side, I have five brothers…

— Soledad O'Brien