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934 African quotes by 620 unique authors

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves. — Lewis Tappan
Colored, Negro, Afro-American, African American. ... Every couple of years someone came up with something that got us an inch closer to the truth. Bit… — Colson Whitehead
I was filled with rage. These same people who accuse Planned Parenthood of ‘targeting’ African-American children, they care about you only while you’re in the… — Gwen Moore
The African, because of the violent differences between what was native and what he was forced to in slavery, developed some of the most complex… — Amiri Baraka
I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they become smooth and, one day,… — Miriam Makeba
In New York I heard A Piece of Ground, written by a white South African, Jeremy Taylor. I modified it a little and sang it… — Miriam Makeba
We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism — Constance Baker Motley
I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based on… — Linda Ronstadt
The story of the African-American people is the story of the settlement and growth of America itself, a universal tale that all people should experience, — Henry Louis Gates
I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen.… — Rodney Alexander
The question before us is, whether people of African ancestry compose a portion of this people, and are constituent members of this sovereignty? We think… — Roger Brooke Taney
African slavery is the corner-stone of the industrial, social, and political fabric of the South; and whatever wars against it, wars against her very existence.… — Laurence M. Keitt
I say, then, that viewed from that standpoint, there is but one single subject of complaint which Virginia has to make against the government under… — John Brown Baldwin
The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. — Mary Landrieu
In one African myth the word for God is even identical with skill and capacity. The Godhead is defined as that thing which appears in… — Marie-Louise von Franz
Here is a tree rooted in African soil, nourished with waters from the rivers of Afrika. Come and sit under its shade and become, with… — Robert Sobukwe
I think a legitimate target is the enemy and [the] enemy is basically in uniform, but not all [are] in Uniform. For example in the… — Joe Slovo
What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There’s a… — Alexander McQueen
I don't necessarily believe there's a message in the fact that I'm an African-American Republican. I think there is a message that America as a… — Tim Scott
We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you? — Lynn Swann
People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors, — Torii Hunter
They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life! — Herman Cain
In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African. — Paul Robeson
I believe in supporting African solutions to African problems. — Donald M. Payne
America is ready to elect its first African American President, especially one with light-skin and and no Negro dialect. — Mitch McConnell

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