“The great civil rights leader Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive. Because… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama.… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
We want to make certain that every American who stood in silent tribute to Rosa Parks hopes that the Sepreme Court Judge… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both India and Pakistan. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
All of the civil rights problems during the past years have created a situation where America right now is moving toward a… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and… — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
Any of us who work on the task of solving the climate crisis have at times an internal struggle between hope and… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Vice President Mondale devoted himself to championing the civil rights of all Americans and worked to ensure that everyone has opportunity to… — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
I never aspired to the local political fiefdom thing that a lot of people ascribed me to. I saw myself as a… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
“The Treasury had brought into being an underclass of information workers who were functionaries of the state without having full civil rights,… — Marie Hicks Copy Share Image
“Fore more than a decade - from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s - conservatives systematically and strategically linked opposition to civil… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Detroit was an exaggeration of what was going on across the country. You could see the divisions, even within the Civil Rights… — David Maraniss Copy Share Image
“In simplicity is such guiding truth. I turn again to the spirituals. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine”… — Elizabeth Alexander Copy Share Image
Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
We can't understand what we've accomplished on civil rights without telling the story of Bayard Rustin. And now, we must write the… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
“To be accepted by the public, transformative legislation—Social Security, the Civil Rights Act, Medicare—needed at least some level of bipartisan congressional support.” — Jack Cashill Copy Share Image
The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Rejecting the fundamental provision of the Civil Rights Act is a rejection of the foundational promise of America that all men and… — John Yarmuth Copy Share Image
“A group trying to curtail the civil rights of gays and lesbians portrays itself, in this rhetorical twist, as victims of an… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
Black Realism or cosmopolitan black politician is a code word to say this is a black person that is not tied to… — Michael C Dawson Copy Share Image
You know, as a child of Palestinian immigrants, again, every corner of my district is a reminder of the civil rights movement,… — Rashida Tlaib Copy Share Image
I love how music and chants were used in the Civil Rights movement to help people keep marching. How songs were both… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
The South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
If youre going to provide civil rights and equality for everybody, you cannot draw a line, you cannot build a wall. We… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Like most Americans of my age, I was very impressed by the dynamic capacities of the law, demonstrated by the Civil Rights… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Just as the white man and every other person on this earth has God-given rights, natural rights, civil rights, any kind of… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Commission should never have been brought into existence. It has been most prejudiced in its viewpoint, and has fomented… — John Sparkman Copy Share Image
“Many black and poor people, moreover, had become politicized by the civil rights movement and had begun to develop higher expectations from… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
We need to end qualified immunity at the federal level, where police can violate a person's civil rights with impunity, which we've… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
The chance to own a home; chance to own an education; chance to get access to capital. This is the real civil… — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, 'Protestants, Jews and Catholics… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
We need a modern people's lobby that empowers all of us to choose our leaders and set our agenda. Imagine voting for… — Mark Pincus Copy Share Image
There's a pattern of the pathway opening in a certain way. We stared thinking, there's so many wonderful films about civil rights… — Marisa Tomei Copy Share Image
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
“The evolution of national unity and equal rights is all about what America represents as a nation today: a manifestation of the… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
