Admire Quote by James Weldon Johnson

Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals…

— James Weldon Johnson

Southerners have many fine qualities, charm and civility among them, and a sense of the tragic…

— Dean Koontz

There is a certain type of white Southerner who respects certain Negro individuals.

— Ethel Waters

“If Southern white men are not careful, they will overreach themselves and public sentiment will have a reaction; a conclusion will then be reached…

— Ida B. Wells-Barnett

The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted…

— Strom Thurmond

There is a mythic view of the South that's symbolized by the film "Gone With The Wind" that looks back fondly at slavery as…

— William R. Ferris

“When one-third of the population of the erstwhile Confederacy had consisted of the much-maligned Sons of Ham, the blacks had really been of economic,…

— George S. Schuyler

I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.

— David Blaine

I never ceased to be surprised when southern whites, at their homes or clubs, told racial jokes and spoke so derogatorily of blacks while…

— Walter Cronkite

By looking upon themselves as human beings, their whiteness to them isn't the yardstick of perfection or honor or anything else. And, therefore, this…

— Malcolm X

“Southerners have a lot to be proud of. We have survived, and we have overcome. Southern women, especially, have learned to be proud of…

— Deborah Ford

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they…

— James Weldon Johnson