America Quote by Susan L. Taylor

Racism will disappear when it's no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it'll be gone. But at the moment,…

— Toni Morrison

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

— Ruth Benedict

The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.

— John Lewis

Racism has never been outright gone in the history of this nation, but I think we've had moments where everybody has been really fed…

— Jemele Hill

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished

— Constance Baker Motley

Although slavery may have been abolished, the crippling poison of racism still persists, and the struggle still continues.

— Harry Belafonte

To have one's race brutally treated for so many years, even after the end of slavery and segregation, people are going to rise up…

— Assata Shakur

Millions of people of color still experience racism daily.

— William J. Clinton

For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black,…

— Ron Kind

Far from ending, systemic racism reinvents itself to conform to what is publically acceptable, leaving the quality of black life diminished and more permanently…

— Opal Tometi

“Color prejudice is at the bottom of everything. If it’s not fixed, the plight of the Negro will continue long after abolition.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

This is the 21st century, and we would all like to think racism is dead in America. Actually, that's not the case: still there…

— Alveda King