A Quote by Kerry James Marshall

In Western Catholicism, darkness was evil. In the colonial and imperial context, dark skin was always weak, powerless, subjugated. If you see these images all the time, they become commonplace, and they no longer become a spectacular or sensational thing.

Kerry James Marshall

Quote Topics

Always Become Catholicism Colonial Commonplace Context Dark Dark Skin Darkness Evil Images Imperial Longer Powerless See Sensational Skin Spectacular Thing Time Weak Western

Quote Author

Kerry James Marshall
American - Artist
Born: October 17, 1955

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