Delany is a surname and may refer to:
- Dana Delany (born 1956), American actress
- James Delany (born 1948), commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.
- Martin Delany (1812 – 1885), African-American abolitionist
- Mary Delany (1700-1788), artist and writer.
- Samuel R. Delany (born 1942), American science fiction author
- Sarah Louise ("Sadie") and Annie Elizabeth ("Bessie") Delany, African-American civil rights pioneers and authors.
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Famous quotes containing the word delany:
“I never let prejudice stop me from what I wanted to do in this life.”
—Sarah Louise Delany (b. 1889)
“There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don’t worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in Gone with the Wind was mighty funny. And I just loved “Amos ‘n’ Andy” on the radio. So you see, I have enough confidence in myself that those things did not bother me. I could laugh.”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)
“I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn’t occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as an American, that’s all!”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)