“The only difference between [America] and South Africa, South Africa preaches separation and practices separation, America preaches integration and practices segregation. This is the only difference, they don't practice what they preach, whereas South Africa practices and preaches the same thing.” AmericaDifferencesPracticeSouthSeparationSouth AfricaIntegrationSegregation Author:Malcolm X
“In America, you can segregate the people, but the problems will travel. From slavery to equal rights, from state suppression of dissent to crime, drugs and unemployment, I can't think of a supposedly Black issue that hasn't wasted the original Black target group and then spread like measles to outlying white experience.” PeopleThinkingI CanStatesProblemAmericaBlackWhiteIssuesRightsGroupsCrimeDrugEqualOriginalsSlaverySpreadTargetUnemploymentSegregationEqual RightsDissentSuppressionMeasles Book:On call: political essays Source: On call: political essays
“The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader.” AmericaEnemySegregationOrganizerInvaders Book:Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin Source: Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin
“You know if we were to look back and how we were in 1955 living in Jim Crow, living in segregation, living in segregated schools, it's hard to believe that it was America, but it really was.” IfsKnowsBelieveLooksHardSchoolAmericaSegregationCrowHard To BelieveJim CrowJim Crow Laws Author:Anna Deavere Smith