Assata Shakur Quotes About Racism

Quotes about: Racism

• The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise

  Assata Shakur

  Running, Xenophobia, Color

• Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

  Assata Shakur

  Racism, Reason, Imperialism

• I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the U.S. government’s policy towards people of color.

  Assata Shakur

  Government, Color, Racism

  "Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals And the U.S. Prison Regime". Book by Dylan Rodríguez, 2006.

• Are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger? To sacrifice to end colonialism? To end neo-colonialism? To end racism? To end sexism?

  Assata Shakur

  Sacrifice, Racism, Colonialism

• To have one's race brutally treated for so many years, even after the end of slavery and segregation, people are going to rise up with violence to attain what they believe is rightfully theirs. The most important thing at this time is raising the awareness of everyone; people need to be educated everywhere about all aspects of racism and how it affects people still today.

  Assata Shakur

  Believe, Race, Years

• Racism had grown out of slavery and exploitation and was very hard to eradicate quickly and completely.

  Assata Shakur

  Racism, Slavery, Exploitation

• I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government was genuinely trying to erase racism.

  Assata Shakur

  Government, Racism, Trying

• I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.

  Assata Shakur

  Struggle, Thinking, Racism

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