Yes. My mother was and still is a Folk Singer. She was very involved in the political movements for Unions and Civil… — Vicki Sue Robinson Copy Share Image
After Civil Rights, it was very awkward for whites and blacks. We didn't know how to talk to each other. — Nick Nolte Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The greatest right of a civilized person is to be left alone, unless he does harm to others or is threatening to… — Arthur Goldberg Copy Share Image
The slogan of the American Civil Rights Movement was "We shall overcome!" Donald Trump's new campaign slogan is "We shall overcomb!" — Michael R. Burch Copy Share Image
It is an insult for me to have been alive through the times you are calling the so-called civil rights movement. I… — James Meredith Copy Share Image
I've supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality and fairness for all. — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
“Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
While on the level of civil rights many things have changed decisively for the better, on the level of attitudes and mentality… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, declaring that all men were created equal, he owned slaves. Women couldn't vote. But,… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share Image
Anyway, in 1966, Daddy had started to attack Lyndon Johnson on the war in Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson was a good man. Even… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
I think what it was about was the people's right to vote and have those votes counted. And if you think back… — David Boies Copy Share Image
Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in… — James Forman, Jr Copy Share Image
I was born at a very crucial time. I consider 1968 to be the Mason Dixon line between pre- and post-civil rights… — Questlove Copy Share Image
We probably have, right now, after the Civil Rights movement - and this was very unfortunate - the most glaring time of… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
“I argue that synagogue leaders have it backwards. Engaging individuals is what will lead them to affiliate with a synagogue as the… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
When you expand the civil-rights struggle to the level of human rights, you can then take the case of the black man… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“We were still confined to that corner. More and more people joined us, some black and some white. On the second day,… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in southern states forced people to segregate by race. Civil rights advocates fought… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
“I have lived and worked in the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area for almost four decades. During this period I have watched… — Edwin H. Friedman Copy Share Image
In California, Jim Jones even staged a shooting of himself. The lesson of this was two-fold. One, that he was a god… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
“Abolish all white teachers from schools and universities across the world, and replace them with noncaucasians, and the human race will be… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Missing from the national conversation are voices of pro-immigration reformers and civil rights leaders, who can speak on behalf of those who… — Andrew Lam Copy Share Image
My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement. — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
In college, I was so blessed to have relationships with those who did the civil rights movement. — Michael Tubbs Copy Share Image
My heart beats red, white, and blue. And with patriotism it aches Generally, I believe in democracy, freedom and civil rights But… — John Walter Bratton Copy Share Image
My book has a pre - civil rights setting with a post - civil rights sensibility. I believe less and less that… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
They don't worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don't believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
You know what Americans are really sensitive to? Issues of fairness. I think this is a modern phenomenon, born of the civil… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
If you grew up white before the civil rights movement anywhere in the South, all grown-ups lied. They'd tell you stuff like,… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's… — Bob Edwards Copy Share Image
I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is… — David Novak Copy Share Image
Everyone cares for disabled people, right? What they don't care for are genuine civil rights for disabled people. MARY JOHNSON tells the… — William Greider Copy Share Image
There’s nothing entertaining about watching goons hurl venomous slurs at congressmen like the civil rights hero John Lewis and the openly gay… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
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