Black Quote by William Faulkner

If I could have had my own way, I would have confined myself to black and white.

— Edgar Degas

“I learned that the best way to take all people, black or white, is to take them for what they think they are, then…

— William Faulkner

I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people.

— Chief Joseph

I finally made up my mind that I would neither disclaim the black race nor claim the white race; but that I would change…

— James Weldon Johnson

I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes,…

— Gordon Parks

“Liberate yourself from the white/black dichotomy!”

— Ed Morales

You and I both know, deep in your heart, you agree with me. And I will prove it with one hypothetical scenario: you are…

— Anonymous

I was responsible for having a clean image. I wanted people to have respect for black people.

— Leslie Uggams

If I were white I could capture the world.

— Dorothy Dandridge

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.

— Chief Joseph

I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only…

— Jackie Robinson

Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.

— Muhammad Ali