Laura never again came to the drugstore as long as I continued to work there. The next time I saw her, she was a wreck of a woman, notorious around black Roxbury, in and out of jail. She had finished high school, but by then she was already going the wrong way. Defying her grandmother, she had started going out late and drinking liquor. This led to dope, and that to selling herself to men. Learning to hate the men who bought her, she also became a Lesbian. One of the shames I have carried for years is that I blame myself for all of this. To have treated her as I did for a white woman made the blow doubly heavy. The only excuse I can offer is that like so many of my black brothers today, I was just deaf, dumb, and blind. Malcolm X
About This Quote

The story of Laura demonstrates the importance of not judging people by their skin color. It is far more important to listen to their heart and heartlessness than it is to judge by skin color. For instance, many people who are gay or lesbian are not necessarily immoral or deviant. Their sexual orientation is based on their feelings and not their skin color. This demonstrates that it is wrong to judge a person by their skin color and that we need to listen more than we talk and learn more than we teach.

Source: The Autobiography Of Malcolm X

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