African american Quote by Mike Espy

As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography…

— Barack Obama

I'm showing the people that a Negro can run for office.

— Fannie Lou Hamer

If you're going to get elected to anything in Mississippi, you have to pay attention to and court the black vote.

— Mike Espy

I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be.

— Pramila Jayapal

All my life I've been involved with racial politics. I was a Freedom Rider in the South. I was the author of books on…

— Tom Hayden

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya…

— Donald Trump

We have to create a coalition of black voters and white voters all over Mississippi who believe in vision of a more modern Mississippi.

— Mike Espy

I am determined to get every Negro in the state of Mississippi registered.

— Fannie Lou Hamer

Being elected to serve the people of every county, every city, every legislative district, and every community in between helps me realize just how…

— Roy Cooper

I realize there is a paucity of African-Americans in my position. Everywhere I go, people say, 'Don't mess this up. Don't forget about us.'…

— Stephen A. Smith

When I first ran for governor... I had to stand up for segregation or be defeated, but I never insulted black people by calling…

— George Wallace

I sit here as the first African-American attorney general, serving the first African-American President of the United States. And that has to show that…

— Eric Holder