Sonny Carson Quotes


I'm not anti-Semitic. I'm anti-white.


Context

The Black campaign staffer was asked if he was anti-Semitic.


Citations

Sonny Carson, New York City Democratic Political Organizer, Quoted on The McLaughlin Group, October 28, 1989

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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. The “colonies” to which we was referring were the French Colonies in the Caribbean—particularly Haiti. The Black slaves had revolted against the slave-owners and had taken over all positions of authority and wore the uniforms and symbols of power including the epaulettes—the gold braid shoulder pieces that were symbols of high rank in military and diplomatic uniforms which were worn on all official occasions. Napoleon never did make good on his vow. He had many more problems with his own wars and governance in Europe. This quote does demonstrate the racism that existed in supposedly tolerant France.


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  • Born: May 22, 1936
  • Died: December 20, 2002
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  • Profession: Political Activist

Robert "Sonny" Carson, was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, racialist civil rights activist, and community leader in Brooklyn, New York. Carson was mostly known for his political organizing, and his coordination of public demonstrations. These demonstrations protested the education system that African-American communities in New York were subjected to during the 1960s and 70s. He is also known for his popular autobiography, The Education of Sonny Carson (1972), which was made into a 1974 film. Carson is the father of hip-hop artist Professor X.