Negroes Quotes

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As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs. — James Weldon Johnson
How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes? — Samuel Johnson
For 12 long years I lived within the narrow-minded confines of the 'straightjacket world' created by my strong belief that Elijah Muhammad was a messenger… — Malcolm X
His masterâ€™s pain was his pain. And it hurt him more for his master to be sick than for him to be sick himself. When… — Malcolm X
I shall never rest until I have undone the harm I did to so many well-meaning, innocent Negroes who through my own evangelistic zeal now… — Malcolm X
When I was a kid, some of the guys would try to get me to hate white people for what they've been doing to Negroes,… — Thelonious Monk
When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of negroes, we do not do it because we have any… — H. L. Mencken
I think one man is just as good as another so long as he's not a n*gger or a Chinaman. Uncle Will says that the… — Harry S. Truman
The yellow Indians do have a meagre talent. The Negroes are far below them, and at the lowest point are a part of the American… — Immanuel Kant
What I did not yet know so intensely was the hatred of the white American for the black, a hatred so deep that I wonder… — Jean Genet
There were no politics to polarize us then, to magnify every slight. The "negroes" of Washington had their public schools, restaurants, bars, movie houses, playgrounds… — Pat Buchanan
There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz and swing, result from… — Harry J. Anslinger
The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from many… — Kenneth Clarke
I am not prejudiced against the Negro. When I was governor, I did more to help the Negroes in our State than any previous Governor,… — Strom Thurmond
Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, /May be refin'd and join th' angelic train. — Phillis Wheatley
I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality… — Abraham Lincoln
You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively… — Abraham Lincoln
As a nation we began by declaring that all me are created equal. We now practically read it, all men are created equal except Negroes. — Abraham Lincoln
White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside you, your wife and your daughters, in your mills and… — Jesse Helms
A genius has perhaps scarcely ever appeared amongst the negroes, and the standard of their morality is almost universally so low that it is beginning… — Otto Weininger

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