Segregation Quotes

137 quotes by 96 authors

Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality… — Ed Smith
Segregation never brought anyone anything except trouble. — Paul Harris
I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights. — Joseph Stiglitz
What is our greatest enemy? Segregation. — Major Owens
In the days of segregation, when blacks were limited to certain neighborhoods, you could look around the black community and identify who the leaders were. — Roger Wilkins
I would say the country is a different country. It is a better country. The signs I saw when I was growing up are gone… — John Lewis
We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities… — Earl Warren
We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free. — Cab Calloway
The lack of cultural segregation leads to degradation. — Ilkin Santak
In its heart, America knew that racial segregation was wrong. In its heart, America knows that human life begins before birth. — F LaGard Smith Author-professor Of Law
They say lightening doesnt strike twice at the same location how the hell does that explain me getting struck by lightening two times at two… — John Chulu
My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination, they told me… — John Lewis
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White… — John Lewis
I've come to believe that genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us... I began to wonder, reluctantly, whether it… — John Taylor Gatto
Take a ride through the city man tell me what you witness. Poverty, richness, crooked cops and misfits, violence, hatred, real devastation, neighborhoods looking like… — J. Cole
We are here to make a better world. No amount of rationalization or blaming can preempt the moment of choice each of us brings to… — Abbie Hoffman
Segregation is humiliation to a nation that is facing problems that are constantly racing through our world on an infinite supply of gas. — Abstracminded

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