Quotes on Black Racism

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.

Black racism is a myth created by whites to ease their guilt feelings. As long as whites can be assured that blacks are racists, they can find reasons to justify their own oppression of’ black people.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line, -- the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.

From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.

In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.