Able Quote by Oscar Peterson

“In America, music was the first sphere of social interaction in which racial barriers were challenged and overturned. And the challenge went both ways:…

— Ted Gioia

Music absolutely played a massive role in bridging many gaps in the racial divides I would encounter.

— Daryl Davis

In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites.

— Daniel Levitin

Since when did race have anything to do with the music anyone should listen to? We are all human and we all feel. Music…

— Kayla Hawman

White people couldn't do black music back in the day because they weren't funky or bad enough. They weren't from the ghettoes, but hip-hop…

— Narada Michael Walden

The only time you had blacks, whites, and Latinos jamming together was in hip-hop. It's an unsung history.

— KRS-One

Music crosses cultures and language barriers and it makes people feel good.

— John Seagall

I think it's always been especially hard for black people to let go of musicians who do heinous things because music is such an…

— Amanda Seales

Music has no borders, no race or color, no limits of country, no ethnicity. Music makes the people come together. Dance it,Dance all.

— Pope Benedict XVI

Music has no race. It appeals to everybody.

— Tinie Tempah

Music is the very cement that has not just held the black community together but holds black selves together in a fundamental sense.

— Cornel West

Through the dark days of legalized segregation and on into the civil rights era, jazz shone as a beacon for achieving interracial respect and…

— Randy Sandke