Randall Kennedy Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Segregation, in a sense, helped create and maintain black solidarity.”

“The idea of the mulatto has been a gathering point for a wide variety of racial prejudices, fears, myths, and speculations.”

“All white people in the United States have benefited from a white supremacy. But does that mean that a white person should be viewed badly because they turn against a white supremacist policy? Just because you've benefited from something shouldn't disable you from repudiating it.”

“Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.”

“We know that we're not supposed to be racially biased, and we don't want to think of ourselves as racially biased, so we tell ourselves a different story.”

“I champion sensibly designed racial affirmative action, not because I have benefited from it personally - though I have. I support it because, on balance, it is conducive to the public good.”

“Many people believe that determining who is 'black' is rather easy, a task simplified by the administration of the one-drop rule. Under the one-drop rule, any discernible African ancestry stamps a person as 'black.'”

“As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.”

“In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'”

“As soon as you say that there is a community called, let's say, black Americans, you've immediately created a boundary line - who's in that group, who's outside that group.”