Color Line Quotes

10 quotes by 6 authors

• The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. — W. E. B. Du Bois
• There is no color line in death. I swear to the lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me. O, yes, I… — Langston Hughes
• In these strenuous times, we are likely to become morbid and look constantly on the dark side of life, and spend entirely too much time… — George Washington Carver
• The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line, -- the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in… — W. E. B. Du Bois
• When I adjust materials of different kinds to one another, I have taken a step in advance of mere oil painting, for in addition to… — Kurt Schwitters
• Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Do you know that there are libraries in our country that… — Langston Hughes
• The specter of color is apparent even when it goes unmentioned, and it is all too often the unseen force that influences public policy as… — Dr. John
• We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line. — Langston Hughes
• What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey… — Walter Dean Myers
• There is no color line in death. — Langston Hughes

Who Wrote These Color Line Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 10 Color Line Quotes as follows:

• 4 Color Line Quotes by Langston Hughes
• 2 Color Line Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois
• 1 Color Line Quote by George Washington Carver
• 1 Color Line Quote by Kurt Schwitters
• 1 Color Line Quote by Dr. John
• 1 Color Line Quote by Walter Dean Myers