Derrick Bell
Derrick Bell
Derrick Albert Bell, Jr. was the first tenured African-American professor of law at Harvard Law School and is largely credited as one of the originators of critical race theory. He was a visiting professor at New York University School of Law from 1991 until his death. He was also a dean of the University of Oregon School of Law...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth6 November 1930
CountryUnited States of America
life self-esteem commitment
Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society's well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their self-esteem by gazing down on us. Surely, they must know that their deliverance depends on letting down their ropes. Only by working together is escape possible. Over time, many reach out, but most simply watch, mesmerized into maintaining their unspoken commitment to keeping us where we are, at whatever cost to them or to us (Bell).
college white obnoxious
I live to harass white folks.
progress made changed
It appears that my worst fears have been realised: we have made progress in everything yet nothing has changed.