Derrick Bell

“My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.”

“Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.”

“Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.”

“I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I'm envious of the level of attention they generate.”