Racial Quotes

When you put the memo together with his voting registration challenges and with his opposition to a local antidiscrimination ordinance in Phoenix... you get a picture of somebody for whom issues of racial justice and nondiscrimination were not a high priority. - Mark Tushnet

When they want to seek our vote, they know where to reach us. But I don't see most of them here with us. They know we exist when they need to be elected, but after the election they become blind and deaf when it comes to our problems. ... We demand the government to use its power, as one of the greatest nations in the world, to end police brutality, to end racial profiling. - Abner Louima

When the islands became a state in 1959... there was a broad consensus in Congress that Native Hawaiians would not be treated as a separate racial group, and that they would not be transformed into an 'Indian tribe.' - John Fund

When someone in law enforcement who is willing to speak the truth about racial profiling gets demoted for it, that's absolutely chilling. To manage any problem, we must first measure it. - Hilary Shelton

When race is featured on shows like this, one of the agendas is to create racial tension. If the world moves too easily, it's not good TV. What this show seems to be doing is taking an important subject and trivializing it. - Nelson George

When Pee Wee Reese threw his arm around Jackie Robinson's shoulder in this legendary gesture of support and friendship, they showed America and the world that racial discrimination is unacceptable and un-American. - Marty Markowitz

When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities. - Ruud Gullit

When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions. - Mort Walker

When he visits New York today, Chairman Dean should repudiate the ugly race baiting by Congressman Rangel and other Democrats. At a time when all Americans need to come together, Rangel's attempt to divide Americans along racial lines for political gain is unacceptable. - Ken Mehlman

When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn't like it. I would ask my mother and ask my parents over and over again, why? They said, that's the way it is. Don't get in the way, don't get in trouble. I was so inspired by Rosa Parks in 1955. I was 15 years old. I was inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. I heard his words on all radio. It seemed like he was saying to me, John Lewis, you too can make a contribution. - John Lewis