James Baldwin

Submitted by Taran on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 02:57

When the South has trouble with its Negroes — when the Negroes refuse to remain in their "place" — it blames "outside agitators" and "Northern interference." When the nation has trouble with the Northern Negro, it blames the Kremlin.

— James Baldwin; As quoted in "Trapped Inside James Baldwin" by Michael Anderson