Quote by Alveda King

Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit.

Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors,

Summary

This quote suggests that while racism primarily harms its victims, it also affects the perpetrators. Racists suppress their conscience by engulfing themselves in falsehoods, which gradually turns them into captives of their own lies. They refuse to acknowledge the truth of human equality because it exposes the unjust acts they perpetrate. Ultimately, the quote highlights that racism not only has destructive consequences for those it discriminates against, but it also negatively impacts the well-being and moral purity of the racists themselves.

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Equality

By Alveda King

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