Attributes Quote by John Hope Franklin
![“There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is positive. There's no reason in the world why any person should think that white is degrading.” quote by John Hope Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e49/john-hope-franklin-31513_attributes_there-s-no-reason-in-the-world-why-black_639831.jpg)
“There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is positive. There's no reason in the world why any person should think that white is degrading.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Civil Rights Address, 1970s (paraphrased)
All races deserve equal respect; no color should be seen as inferior or superior.
In simple terms: Every race is equal; no color is degrading.
Key Takeaway
Promote racial equality.
Themes
equality
race
respect
human rights
Mood
hopeful
determined
Type
activist
educational
When to use this quote
- education
- policy making
- community dialogue
- media representation
Key Concepts
sociology
civil rights
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies dismantle ingrained color bias?
- What role does language play in shaping racial perceptions?
A Different Perspective
Prejudice persists despite moral arguments.
![“No theory is too false, no fable too absurd, no superstition too degrading for acceptance when it has become embedded in common belief. Men will submit themselves to torture and to death, mothers will immolate [burn] their children at the bidding of beliefs they thus accept.” quote by Henry George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68e/henry-george-8103_absurd_no-theory-is-too-false-no-fable-too-absu_70212.jpg)
![“[The South's] obsession was to maintain a government, an economy, an arrangement of the sexes, a relationship of the races, and a social system that had never existed...except in the fertile imagination of those who would not confront either the reality that existed or the change that would bring…” quote by John Hope Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f70/john-hope-franklin-31513_change_the-south-s-obsession-was-to-maintain-a_2112240.jpg)
