Country Quote by Muhammad Ali

I learned that not only am I a descendant of slaves, but that I am also a descendant of royalty, that there are politicians…

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

I am a descendant of slaves. My great grandmother Mary Thomas, born in 1865, was the child of a slave. That is just three…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

“Eddy dreamed of owning her own restaurant. It was a common belief that women like her, the descendant of slaves, had no right to…

— Beverly Jenkins

I am the descendant of slaves, of people that were born from a slave and a slave master.

— Cory Booker

As an African American woman and the descendant of slaves, I do not condone any form of racism or oppression. I most certainly do…

— Phaedra Parks

“There is a strange emptiness to life without myths. I am African American — by which I mean, a descendant of slaves, rather than…

— N.K. Jemisin

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people…

— Muhammad Ali

All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

When we build ... let it not be for present delights nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants…

— John Ruskin

Take the story of Cain and Abel. Why were we given that story? Scientifically, you may have an explanation for it, but I'm not…

— Elie Wiesel

“European emigrants and their descendants are all over the place, which requires explanation.”

— Alfred W. Crosby

I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on…

— Criss Jami

We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and every one of us has come this…

— Yvette Clarke

I will be known forever as the Puppy who chased a cutpurse and caught fish garbage instead. My descendants will pretend I'm not in…

— Tamora Pierce

Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate…

— Richard Allen