“The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.” BlackGreatnessRacismSkinsShameSymbolsGloriousBadgesBlack PersonAfrican CultureBlack SkinBlack NationalismBlack Pride Author:Marcus Garvey
“The large gray spiked form rising from the bottom of the picture is to me the symbol of death and ruin. And finally the black ovoid form is the symbol of fire, lava and destruction.” FormBlackFireDestructionBottomRuinsSymbolsRisingGrayLava Author:William Baziotes
“I think Confederate Battle Flag is a symbol that causes a great deal of division and reminds us of a really hurtful legacy and past... I think there are some Southerners, black and white, who feel as though the rest of the country looks down on the South as uneducated and backward. And for some people, that was a symbol of defiance against that.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLooksCountryPastCausesBlackWhiteDealsBattleSouthSymbolsLegacyDivisionFlagsBlack And WhiteDefianceHurtfulUneducatedConfederateSoutherner Author:Russell D. Moore
“We're historians and above all want to write about what was. Our book doesn't deal with legacies. It also wasn't our goal to destroy a legend. We consider Walesa to be a national symbol. He led Solidarity and remains an icon. But he also worked with the secret police under the name Bolek. The truth isn't always simply black and white.” WantWritingBookNamesGoalBlackWhiteDealsSecretTruth IsPoliceRemainsSymbolsLegacyHistorianLegendsBlack And WhiteSolidarityIconsSecret Police Author:Slawomir Cenckiewicz
“Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique, irreplaceable. More than twenty years ago, he burst upon the scene with an impact that was unprecedented and will probably never be equaled. His music and his personality, fusing the styles of white country and black rhythm and blues, permanently changed the face of American popular culture. His following was immense. And he was a symbol to people the world over of the vitality, rebelliousness and good humor of this country.” PeopleWorldYearsCountryFacesCultureBlackWhiteStyleChangedPersonalitySceneUniqueYears AgoTwentiesImpactFollowingOur CountryRhythmSymbolsImmenseVitalityUnprecedentedPopular CultureIrreplaceableGood HumorRhythm And Blues Author:Jimmy Carter
“Now each one of us, black or white, is a symbol. The war is out in the open and the skin color is a uniform. All the deep and basic similarities of the human condition are forgotten so that we can exaggerate the few differences that exist.” HumansWarBlackDifferencesWhiteConditionsColorSkinsForgottenSymbolsHuman ConditionUniformsSimilaritySkin ColorBlack Or White Author:John D. MacDonald