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20 quotes by Randall Kennedy

Randall L. Kennedy (born September 10, 1954, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American Law professor and author at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law and focuses his research on the intersection of racial conflict and legal institutions in American life. He supervises written work and accepts press inquiries regarding the topics of contracts, freedom of expression, race relations law,...
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Although skin color is undoubtedly the most salient signal of racial identity in America, other actual or imagined bodily features have also been... →

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I think that many black people thought this would be a wonderful and extraordinary thing, for a black family to occupy the White House. Not only... →

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So long as procreation stems from parents of the same race, appearance and lineage are typically congruent. Interracial unions give rise to added... →

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I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not live... →

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Any successful black person will have to face suspicion within his or her own community about his or her loyalty to other blacks.

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All white people in the United States have benefited from a white supremacy. But does that mean that a white person should be viewed badly because... →

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I will say go into the world and try to find good people that feel genuine affection and love for you, and disregard everything else about their... →

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If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone... →

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In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that I... →

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The perception of linked fate and that feeling of being always on the spot as a representative of the race, at least in mixed company, are features... →

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I champion sensibly designed racial affirmative action, not because I have benefited from it personally - though I have. I support it because, on... →

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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.

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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'

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