Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work. — Nat King Cole
This whole segregation between famous people and other people is complete rubbish. — Maisie Williams
Becoming conscious of racism does not mean you are a racist. — Auliq Ice
Because anyone who thinks there is something wrong with being gay is like those people you read about in History who believed it segregation. — Michael Barakiva
The Republican Party, in many ways, grew up as a reaction to that [ segregation], and a lot of people have misunderstood that. — Jeff Sessions
I concede that segregation can allay social tensions immediately, but it further debilitates us in the long run. — Richard Benjamin
What we cannot deny is that there's an association between exclusion, segregation, non-violent extremist thinking, and jihadism. — Maajid Nawaz
The great tragedy of segregation isn't so much that we see less of each other but that in separating from each other we see less of God. — Tullian Tchividjian
The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on. — Dorothy Day
In Stamps the segregation was so complete that most Black children didn't really, absolutely know what whites looked like. — Maya Angelou
I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights. — Joseph Stiglitz
Segregation shaped me; education liberated me. — Maya Angelou
Crossing a single street transformed the way people talked, determined the size and condition of the homes, the dimension and character of the dreams. — Colson Whitehead
My family was a poor farming family, and we lived under absolute segregation. — Alice Walker
The idea of voluntary segregation went against every value I had been taught. What did being born black have to do with excellence? — Walter Dean Myers
I was generally in favor of segregation of the dead and the living. — Eileen Cook
In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me. — Maya Angelou
Segregation is evil; there is no pattern of life which can dehumanize men as can the way of segregation. — Lillian Smith
When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art. — Jeanne Moreau
Segmentation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people. — Coretta Scott King
Give dysgenic groups [people with 'bad genes'] in our population their choice of segregation or [compulsory] sterilization. — Margaret Sanger
And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race. — Carter G. Woodson
As a matter of history, the Fourteenth Amendment was not understood to ban segregation on the basis of race. — Cass Sunstein
I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. — George C. Wallace
Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever! — George C. Wallace
Racial segregation has come back to public education with a vengeance. — Jonathan Kozol
Segregation has no place in the education system. — Richard Dawkins
America preaches integration and practices segregation. — Malcolm X
Back when they supported segregation, Lott and Thurmond were Democrats. — Ann Coulter
Pop culture mirrored the segregation. — Jeff Chain
Discrimination and segregation are evidence of lower intelligence. — Erik Martin Willen
New Testament Christians were most known by their love for their neighbors, but today we are most known for our segregation of the lowly. — Jefferson Bethke
Black is not a vice. Nor is segregation a virtue. — Kiese Laymon
Being so closely related to the South, barbecue was part of segregation and helped defeat it. — Bobby Seale
[O]ur revolt was as much against the traditional black leadership structure as it was against segregation and discrimination. — John Lewis
Why was there not massive civil disobedience against this anti-Christian discrimination, as there was against segregation? — Pat Buchanan
In America, there is no racial segregation. I'm not sure I'm quite familiar with this phrase. — Trevor Noah
In the 1920s, Jim Crow Mississippi was, in all facets of society, a kleptocracy. — Ta-Nehisi Coates
Segregation in the American South was bankrolled by the wealthy eugenicist from the Northeast, Wickliffe Draper. — A.E. Samaan
Everybody did something. It was very entertaining. We had a lot of fun. Lot of fun. And there was no segregation, that I could see. I never saw any. — Cab Calloway
Happily, the days when overt racial discrimination and segregation were championed by social conservatives are long past. — George Takei
Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation. — Barry Goldwater
Segregation never brought anyone anything except trouble. — Paul Harris
We stand for the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race. — Strom Thurmond
Perhaps the most insidious and least understood form of segregation is that of the word. — Claudia Rankine
We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how to accept it as final and just. — Carter G. Woodson
Segregation, he concluded, is neither sought nor imposed by healthy ... human beings. — Jonathan Kozol
If Nepal is to become a new Nepal, she must first become free from ethnic segregation. — Santosh Kalwar
Our teens are embedded in a culture driven by competition and perfectionism, where success is defined by status, performance and their appearance. — Auliq Ice
There is no scriptural basis for segregation. — Billy Graham
Music itself was color-blind but the media and the radio stations segregate it based on their perceptions of the artists. — Anthony Kiedis
Vouchers lead to competition, not re-segregation. — Jim DeMint
Segregation is not humiliating but a benefit — Woodrow Wilson
With wrong people, there has to be a choice, to stay with them and go down with them or reject them and suffer alone. — Auliq Ice
There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty? — Ben Harper
Racial segregation must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity. — Martin Luther King Jr.
It never occurred to me that I was not going to challenge segregation. — Marian Wright Edelman
I am not a racist in any form whatsoever. I don't believe in any form of discrimination or segregation. — Malcolm X
Racial segregation in the South not only separated the races, but it separated the South from the rest of the country. — Robert Dallek
The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader. — Bayard Rustin
In its heart, America knew that racial segregation was wrong. In its heart, America knows that human life begins before birth. — F. LaGard Smith
Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral. — Martin Luther King Jr.
Today's college students demand a self-segregating "safe space". Rosa Parks spinning in her grave. — A.E. Samaan
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. — Martin Luther King Jr.
All reduction of people to objects, all imposition of labels and patterns to which they must conform, all segregation can lead only to destruction. — Maureen Duffy
I feel that segregation is totally unchristian, and that it is against everything the Christian religion stands for. — Martin Luther King Jr.
Racism is a disease of white people — Albert Einstein
Supporting segregation need not be racist. One can believe in segregation and believe in equality of the races. — Ward Connerly
The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation. — Norman Granz
Ignoring the evils of our history will only cause them to reoccur. — R.M. Donaldson
My uncertainty disappeared. Segregation is evil, and I cannot, as a minister, condone evil. — Martin Luther King Jr.
Amazing. Three hundred years of segregation undone by a single girl. She must be as incredible as she looks. — Veronica Rossi
$1,200, That was the price of a man in those days. Now you can call him black, or you can call him a slave, but he was a man nonetheless. — Jay Grewal
What is our greatest enemy? Segregation. — Major Owens
I bet they love those games on Friday night more than they do segregation. — Pat Conroy
We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free. — Cab Calloway
Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality. — Martin Luther King Jr.
Segregation, in a sense, helped create and maintain black solidarity. — Randall Kennedy
Perhaps I can't escape the image that others have created for me, but if I don't try, I will never know if I can or not. — Julian Houston
I grew up in North Carolina being told that the Bible approves slavery and segregation, that it was the will of God. — John Shelby Spong
The grand irony, however, is that Southern segregation was not brought to an end, nor redneck violence dramatically reduced, by violence. — Stanley Crouch
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Famous quotes for Black History Month
“Darkness can not drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
1 : the act or process of segregating : the state of being segregated. 2a : the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means.
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It camouflages any stains. It can be layered endlessly. It flatters every skin tone. It can make anyone look mature.
Who said not everything is black and white? ›Quote by Alyssa Rose Ivy: “Not everything in life is black and white.
What was MLK famous quote? ›"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
What was Thurgood Marshall famous quote? ›Here are some of his most powerful quotes: "Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it.
What are some quotes Martin Luther King said? ›- "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."
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- "Forgiveness is not an occasional act. ...
- "I have decided to stick with love. ...
- "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Is segregation still happening today? ›
De facto segregation continues today in areas such as residential segregation and school segregation because of both contemporary behavior and the historical legacy of de jure segregation.
Is segregation a bad word? ›The word Segregation has a bad connotation – and rightfully so. The practice of restricting a person's rights and privileges in society, based on skin colour, faith or ethnicity, has become unacceptable in our Western culture, even though it's still practiced in some isolated areas.
What is an example of segregation? ›Segregation is the act of separating, especially when applied to separating people by race. An example of segregation is when African American and Caucasian children were made to attend different schools.
What do black moms say? ›Things Our Black Moms Would Say - YouTube
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What are some Black history words? ›- Diaspora.
- Juneteenth.
- Jim Crow.
- Great Migration.
- Harlem Renaissance.
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- Civil Rights.
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Black excellence. It's the celebration of success in the Black community. However, its purpose goes far beyond simply highlighting individual achievements. Black excellence is a mindset backed by actions that display leadership through perseverance. The true purpose of these actions is to advance the Black community.
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