Benjamin Franklin was quoted for saying "Why increase the Sons of Africa, by planting them in America, where we have so fair and opportunity, by excluding all blacks and tawneys, of increasing the lovely white or red?"... However, Benjamin Franklin was not the only famous person to have had racist thoughts and spoke openly about them. ... In the Douglas debates he was quoted saying "there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."...

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Another quote that was important from Washington's speech was "Be careful not to assist in lighting a fire which you will have no ability to put out... He uses words in this quote such as justice, hatred and sacrifice which are very strong words. ... "(18) In this quote he also uses words to describe whites such as naked nastiness, fear, and cowardice. ... Also, something noticeable in this quote is that Dubois uses the pronouns we, us , and our repetitiously throughout it. ... In his speech Dubois also makes references to famous historical African American figures such as Frederick Dougl...

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Throughout the course I've ask myself the famous question 'what it means to be an American?' ... Lee shows a foreshadow when Sal quotes "I think I'm going to kill somebody today" which he then did. ... The famous scene during the end of this film when a cop murdered Radio Raheem shows that the only opportunity we black people had been taken by the white man. ...

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I Have a Dream "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King is a superiorly written and moving speech, because it plays on the reader's sense of fairplay and their emotions. Dr. King describes his dream with such vigor and attention to detail that the reader cannot help to see and seriously consider...

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He is famous for his world-record success in the 1936 Olympics in the face of racial discrimination" (Whitehouse 1). ... It was the minor league affiliate of the famous Brooklyn Dodgers. ... A quote by Red Smith best sums up the character of Jackie Robinson. ...

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Famous African American author and poet Maya Angelou recounted one of Malcolm X's speeches saying, "When Malcolm would ascend the little platform he couldn't talk for the first four or five minutes, the people would be making such a praised shout" (PBS, Malcolm X: Make it Plain3). ... One of Malcolm X's most famous quotes was about self defense, "We declare our right on this earthto be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we bring into existence by any means nec...

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At the end of the day Martin and Malcolm left their impact and the two most famous quotes in black history will forever be "Free at last god good almighty were free at last" and "by any means necessary...

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Everybody has a dream, but not every one of them will come true. One of the most famous quotes in modern time, and also one of the most influential speeches ever given on the earth was given on a podium the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C on August 28th 1963. The great speech was given by Martin ...

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