“The greatest number of drug addicts are to be found in Teheran and in Karachi, not in the West. Not in New York believe it or not. It's the same with the roles of slavery, racism and imperialism in the world. These institutions were present in other cultures. However, it was Western civilization which did something about slavery, about racism and voluntarily dissolved its empires leaving behind a very positive legacy of institutions not to mention buildings and roadways.” WorldBelieveCultureFoundNumbersBehindsRolesNew YorkBuildingCivilizationDrugRacismInstitutionsSlaveryWestWesternLeavingLegacyEmpiresImperialismAddictWestern CivilizationDrug AddictOther CulturesVery Positive Author:Ibn Warraq
“Liberals have been driven to the desperate expedient of attributing . . .social pathology in today's ghettos to 'a legacy of slavery' even though black children grew up with two parents more often under slavery than today.” ChildrenHas BeensTwoTodaySocialParentBlackGrewGrew UpSlaveryDrivenLegacyDesperateGhettoPathology Author:Thomas Sowell
“Because my great-grandparents were enslaved people, the legacy of slavery was something that didn't seem impersonal or disconnected. That's what motivated me to get into law.” PeopleSeemsLawSlaveryLegacyMotivatedGrandparentDisconnectedGreat Grandparents Author:Bryan Stevenson
“Part of the reason why we're only now reaching a point in American society where we can talk about the need for truth and reconciliation and the legacy of slavery is that it was such a dominant part of our history.” NeedsReasonSlaveryLegacyReason WhyReachingDominantReconciliationAmerican Society Author:Bryan Stevenson
“Justice Jefferson has a blind spot on race. You know, more than a blind spot. A terrible blemish on his legacy, slavery, for which he's properly excoriated. So, I think [Louis] Brandeis has done this as well.” ThinkingKnowsWellsDoneJusticeRaceTerribleSlaveryBlindSpotsLegacyBlind SpotsLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“I know that there is still a lot of bitterness and anger, and arguably justifiably so, when you think about how brutal slavery was and what its brutal legacy still is.” ThinkingKnowsStillsSlaveryLegacyBitternessBrutal Author:David Oyelowo
“I truly believe slavery is why, as a by-product, we still have a disproportionate amount of black men incarcerated in the USA. It is an extension of that legacy, and that's not going to start to diminish until black people have a new sense of themselves that isn't tied to slavery and feeling inferior. I think the church can be instrumental in that, in terms of repentance, reconciliation and just being more embracing of each other - not just on Sunday, but in life generally.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveStillsFeelingsBlackTermChurchProductsAmountSlaveryLegacyUsaSundayRepentanceBlack PeopleTiedJust BeingInferiorsExtensionsDiminishReconciliation Author:David Oyelowo
“My writing is definitely influenced by and speaks to African-Americans because that is who I am. I'm black. I'm a black woman. I'm a black mother, wife, churchgoer, etc. I am the legacy of slavery.” WritingMotherSpeakBlackWifeSlaveryWho I AmAfrican AmericanLegacyEtcBlack Women Author:Michelle Singletary
“I think in this phase, after the Negro emerges in and from the desegregated society, then a great deal of time must be spent in improving standards which lag behind to a large extent because of segregation,discrimination, and the legacy of slavery.” ThinkingDealsBehindsStandardsSlaveryDiscriminationLegacyPhasesImprovingSegregationLag Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“"First female president." That's it, and that's nowhere near, by the way, as powerful or penetrating as the first African-American president. I mean, women, yeah, I mean, make the case that they've been victimized. But they can't put themselves in the same shoes as slavery's legacy for example. Now, women might try to make the case. Hillary [Clinton] might try to make the case about not being ought to be able to vote, but it ain't gonna fly.” WayTryingFirstsMeanMightAblePresidentPowerfulCasesExampleOughtFemaleVoteYeahSlaveryClintonShoesAfrican AmericanLegacyAmerican PresidentFemale President Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I truly believe slavery is why, as a by-product, we still have a disproportionate amount of black men incarcerated in America. It is an extension of that legacy, and that's not going to start to diminish until black people have a new sense of themselves that isn't tied to slavery and feeling inferior. I think the church can be instrumental in that, in terms of repentance, reconciliation and just being more embracing of each other - not just on Sunday, but in life generally.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveStillsFeelingsAmericaBlackTermChurchProductsAmountSlaveryLegacySundayRepentanceBlack PeopleTiedJust BeingInferiorsExtensionsDiminishReconciliation Author:David Oyelowo
“If we were to see Western landay poems, we'd see them out of disenfranchised populations, maybe out of the legacy of slavery. Spirituals, rap music - that would be the space we'd find American landays in.” SlaveryWesternRapLegacyRap Music Author:Eliza Griswold
“Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, one’s own and that of other people.” PeopleHumansLanguageDignitySlaveryLegacyHumiliationDisrespectHuman DignityAbusiveSwearing Book:Problems of everyday life, and other writings on culture & science Source: Problems of everyday life, and other writings on culture & science
“By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.” ChildrenPersonsBlackWhitePoorTeachingOur ChildrenSlaveryKillingUglyLegacyPenaltiesDeath Penalty Author:Joseph Lowery
“I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of Jim Crow and slavery has not gone away. It is not an accident that African-Americans experience high crime rates, are poor, and have less wealth. It is a direct result of our racial history.” BelieveCountryWealthPoorResultsRaceGoneCrimeDirectSlaveryRateDon't BelieveAccidentsFactorsAfrican AmericanLegacyCrowThis SocietyJim CrowGone AwayCrime Rates Author:Barack Obama
“For the Afro-American in the 1920's being a 'New Negro' was being 'Modern'. And being an 'New Negro' meant, largely, not being an 'Old Negro', disassociating oneself from the symbols and legacy of slavery - being urbane, assertive militant.” ModernSlaveryOneselfSymbolsLegacyMilitantAssertiveAfros Book:Revelations: American History, American Myths Source: Revelations: American History, American Myths