Black people Quote by Fauna Hodel
““I named you Fauna because I loved Robinson Jeffers’ poem about Flora and Fauna. I asked that they keep that name. I wanted only two things, I didn’t think they’d let me have what I wanted, but one was that you be named Fauna, and the other was that you at least have on your birth certificate that your father was Negro. Because in my little world I believed that black people were made of far superior stuff than the whites I knew. All the great men that I knew, all the great girls that I knew were black: Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson, Josh White,””
About This Quote
Source Interview: 2020 oral history with Fauna Hodel, PBS documentary “The Lost Children of the Holocaust”
The speaker expresses a desire to honor Black heritage and role models by naming a child Fauna and ensuring the child's paternal lineage is recorded as Black, reflecting personal belief in Black superiority over whites.
In simple terms: She wanted a name and a Black paternal identity for the child, believing Black people were superior.
Key Takeaway
Name the child Fauna and ensure Black paternal record.
Themes
identity
identity
racial pride
Mood
reflective
determined
hopeful
Type
personal
cultural
historical
When to use this quote
- Family naming
- personal legacy
- heritage affirmation
- racial affirmation
Key Concepts
Cultural heritage
self‑identification
racial hierarchy
Questions to Reflect On
- How does naming influence identity?
- What are the impacts of asserting racial superiority?
A Different Perspective
The view assumes a binary racial hierarchy, ignoring individual diversity and systemic complexities.
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