Brainwashing Quote by James Baldwin

“You all know from past experiences that the white man only sees the bad that our people do to them. They are blind to…

— Violetta Botzet Luetgers

“White people, apparently, were not responsible for their own racist mentalities.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

“The American Negro has the great advantage of having never believed the collection of myths to which white Americans cling: that their ancestors were…

— James Baldwin

“There's more to blackness than bludgeoning people with memories of past atrocities and injustices or the discussion of how difficult it is to be…

— Touré

“The truth is, white rage has undermined democracy, warped the Constitution, weakened the nation’s ability to compete economically, squandered billions of dollars on baseless…

— Carol Anderson

“We who are white men can't change who we are. But we could do worse than to follow what I took that summer as…

— John Hodgman

“I knew what was wrong with me, but I could not correct it. The words and actions of white people were baffling signs to…

— Richard Wright

“White people can be so unself-conscious. It’s offensive, charming, and pathetic, all at the same time.”

— Barbara Browning

“It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit…

— Maya Angelou

“I knew what was wrong with me, but I could not correct it. The words and actions of white people were baffling signs to…

— Richard Wright

“In the beginning—and neither can this be overstated—a Negro just cannot believe that white people are treating him as they do; he does not…

— James Baldwin

“I pointed to a Black man standing nearby and said, "If I had said something up there on that stage today that was crazy,…

— W. Kamau Bell