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

Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country - to clear the air of the racial mirages, cliches, and lies that this country's very atmosphere has been filled with for four hundred years.

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.

Most of the things that are asked of me as a representative black person, would suggest never are we equal Americans.

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European.

In the bush, trust no one you don't know.