James Baldwin — "People who believe that they are white, and who are not, are a very great danger…"
People who believe that they are white, and who are not, are a very great danger to us all.
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From an interview or essay, a provocative statement challenging the social construct of race and its destructive implications, particularly the self-deception inherent in 'whiteness.'
Date: Approx. 1960s-1970s
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