Racism Quotes

I look at an ant and see myself: a native South African, endowed with a strength much greater than my size, so I might cope with the weight of racism that crushes my spirit. (Miriam Makeba)
Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. View quote
Rosa Parks
We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. View quote
Fred Hampton
If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America. View quote
Eldridge Cleaver
Racism is taught in our society... it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. View quote
Alex Haley
I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don't think there is anything such as complete happiness. It pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism. I think when you say you're happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for. I haven't reached that stage yet. View quote
Rosa Parks
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. View quote
Oprah Winfrey
I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism. View quote
Shia LaBeouf
I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism. View quote
Lisa Bonet
I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada. View quote
Patti LaBelle
One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people. (Alvin Ailey)
Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff. View quote
Alvin Ailey
Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both. View quote
Constance Baker Motley
If we talk about the environment, for example, we have to talk about environmental racism - about the fact that kids in South Central Los Angeles have a third of the lung capacity of kids in Santa Monica. View quote
Danny Glover
However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality. View quote
Ed Markey
And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud. View quote
Oliver Tambo
Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. View quote
Sargent Shriver
The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin. View quote
Sargent Shriver
The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction. View quote
Tim Holden
Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism. (Walter Lang)
That's how my career started. Every one of those pictures... came from filmmakers who had to make a comment that racism is wrong. View quote
Sidney Poitier
In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. View quote
Harry Blackmun
Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. View quote
Ron Paul
Do you see law and order? There is nothing but disorder, and instead of law there is the illusion of security. It is an illusion because it is built on a long history of injustices: racism, criminality, and the genocide of millions. Many people say it is insane to resist the system, but actually, it is insane not to. View quote
Mumia Abu-Jamal