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Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise. If we do not falter in our duty now,… — James A. Baldwin
At the heart of the problem is the fact that the United States is a racially divided nation where extreme racial inequalities continue to persist. — Robert D Bullard
If whites would vote their economic interests, not their racial fears, we the people who have the most need for change have the power to… — Jesse Jackson
I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the… — Nelson Mandela
Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race. And my impression, as I travel around the country, is that that's the… — Barack Obama
My work cuts through racial, class, geographic, and ethnic separations to directly connect to the heart, mind, and emotion with people. — Lily Yeh
I plan to stand by nonviolence, because I have found it to be a philosophy of life that regulates not only my dealings in the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person... — Barack Obama
The American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is only reacting to 400 years of the conscious racism of the… — Malcolm X
It does no service to the cause of racial equality for white people to content themselves with judging themselves to be nonracist. Few people outside… — Clarence Page
The fact is, the most painful and tragic lesson of the 20th century was that regimes based on racial superiority and religious hatred can't be… — Michael Bloomberg
The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became… — Maggie Gallagher
The historian's distortion is more than technical, it is ideological; it is released into a world of contending interest, where any chosen emphasis supports some… — Howard Zinn
I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should stick to the… — Coretta Scott King
We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly… — Coretta Scott King
The Scriptures have been misused to defend bloody crusades and inquisitions; to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation; to sanction the physical and emotional abuse of… — Mel White
Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage, but I've also opposed unjust discrimination against anyone, for racial or religious reasons, or for… — Mitt Romney
Over and above the political, economic, sociological, and international implications of racial prejudices, their major significance is that they place unnecessary burdens upon human beings. — Kenneth Clarke
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
As a first-generation "Asian American woman," for one thing, I knew there was no such thing as an "Asian American woman." Within this homogenizing labeling… — Unknown Author
Race is the great taboo in our society. We are afraid to talk about it. White folks fear their unspoken views will be deemed racist.… — Eva Paterson
Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society. — Kenneth Clarke
The new racism: Racism without 'racists.' Today, racial segregation and division often result from habits, policies, and institutions that are not explicitly designed to discriminate.… — Unknown Author
Racial justice is key to a compassionate, inclusive, dynamic society. — Rinku Sen

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