I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race.
Fredi WashingtonIn 'Imitation of Life', I was showing how a girl might feel under the circumstances, but I am not showing how I felt.
Fredi WashingtonYou see, I'm a mighty proud gal and I can't for the life of me, find any valid reason why anyone should lie about their origin or anything else for that matter. Frankly, I do not ascribe to the stupid theory of white supremacy and to try to hide the fact that I am a Negro for economic or any other reasons, if I do I would be agreeing to be a Negro makes me inferior and that I have swallowed whole hog all of the propaganda dished out by our fascist-minded white citizens.
Fredi Washington