“That's one of the biggest losses, I think, to African American families, is that people, once they left, they turned away from the South. They didn't look back, and they often didn't tell their children about it. They didn't want to talk about it. It was too painful, what they'd gone through and the caste system of the South, which was Jim Crow.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksChildrenLeftLossGoneSouthPainfulAfrican AmericanCrowCastesJim CrowAmerican FamilyCaste System Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“I don't believe for a minute anybody allowed people to suffer because they are African Americans.” PeopleBelieveSufferingLeftPresidentRaceMinutesBasesDon't BelieveAfrican AmericanAbsent Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I'm so tired of the left trying to divide us by race. One of the things I said today in my speech, we're not Indian-Americans, African-Americans, Irish-Americans, rich Americans, poor Americans. We're all Americans.” TryingSaidTodayLeftPoorRaceRichSpeechTiredAfrican AmericanIndianDividesAmerican Indian Author:Bobby Jindal
“I am proud to live in a country with an African-American president. But President Obama cannot be proud of the fact that the prevalence of black poverty has actually increased under his leadership. The specific policies advanced by the president and his allies on the left amount to little more than throwing money at the problem and walking away.” LittlesCountryFactsProblemLeftBlackPresidentLeadershipPovertyPolicyAmountProudWalkingAfrican AmericanAlliesThrowingPresident ObamaBe ProudWalking AwayAmerican President Author:Rick Perry