Quote by Robert Kennedy

But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response?

But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, al

Summary

This quote, attributed to civil rights activist Thomas Kilgore Jr., challenges the existing racial divisions and prejudices prevalent in society. By posing the idea that God might be Black, it forces us to confront the hypocrisy of discriminating against and demeaning individuals based on race. It raises a profound question about how we will react if our deeply ingrained biases are shattered by a divine revelation. Overall, this quote prompts us to reconsider our treatment of marginalized communities and urges us to embrace equality and compassion, regardless of race.

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