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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.

Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education.

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Racism may be as systemic as it always was. It is the great problem of America. It's the one stumbling block that I don't believe was ever smoothed over.

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.

Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.

We will talk about cooperation to destroy the disease as soon as we can.

The minute you understand racism, you're responsible for being racist. It's like eating from the tree of knowledge.

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.

Just being a Negro doesn't qualify you to understand the race situation any more than being sick makes you an expert on medicine.