Racism Quotes

757 Racism quotes by 487 unique authors

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. — Billy Graham
If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively… — Martin Jacques
The fact that hardly anyone is ever prepared to admit to racist behaviour is perhaps a sort of strength: it speaks to the fact that… — Martin Jacques
If the truth be told, we are a society that is dripping in racism. This is not in the least surprising. For the best part… — Martin Jacques
Racism always exists cheek by jowl with, inside, and alongside culture and class. As a rule, it is inseparable from them. That is why, for… — Martin Jacques
Capitalism, racism and inhuman technocracy quietly develop in their own way. The causes of misery are no longer to be found in the inner attitudes… — Jurgen Moltmann
A black person grows up in this country - and in many places - knowing that racism will be as familiar as salt to the… — Maya Angelou
Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike. — Ban Ki-moon
People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away when… — Cliff Curtis
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. — John Prendergast
For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and… — Dan Maffei
I think that there are some people on the so-called Left who might say we have to circle our wagons around the first African American… — Cindy Sheehan
I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated. — Don Cornelius
I sometimes feel that racism is getting worse. — Tahar Rahim
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people. — Tim Wise
Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than exaggerate them. — Tim Wise
A majority of Americans want redemption for racism - for our terrible, destructive racist past - and so see a vote for Obama as redemptive. — Gloria Steinem
The black community sees itself as one group, and they are all experiencing the same experiences as a group with racism and whatnot, growing up… — Andrea Navedo
Latinos come from different countries, and they tend to segregate with only their country instead of embracing all the other countries, because in reality, all… — Andrea Navedo
Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive. — Jayson Blair
You face racism in small and large ways. — Jayson Blair
We will live with racism for ever. But senses of self, senses of belonging, senses of us and of others? Those are up for grabs. — Richard Powers
Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president. — Douglas Wilder
We must confront our own racism. Discriminatory housing and employment policies are nothing more than institutionalised racism. — Tariq Ramadan
No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their background, or their religion. People must learn to hate. And… — Nelson Mandela

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