In terms of legacy, I'm not sure that I see some great historic deposit there, as a result of her passing our… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Coming to the civil rights movement in the twentieth century, we begin to have this idea that's still with us today, which… — Dana Goldstein Copy Share Image
“It was actually a museum. At least that's what the sign said. It read, "The Lerthon Coldson Civil Rights Museum." It made… — Kiese Laymon Copy Share Image
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
Dwight Eisenhower has been underestimated, which may relate to his advanced age in office, his somewhat uneven communications skills, and his failure… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
The Community Relations Service would be another pro-civil rights Federal agency attempting to make people do what the policy of the Federal… — John Sparkman Copy Share Image
If Barack Obama now, or some black person in the future, should become president, neither Jesse Jackson nor Al Sharpton would be… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
The very rights that we supposedly won for African Americans in the civil rights movement no longer exist for those labeled felons.… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
You have to have a multipronged approach and a significant part of that is educating the public and change the culture so… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
“As a black man Al, who went through the Civil rights fight in the 60s just like you did, and saw the… — Ken Hutcherson Copy Share Image
A lot of it was, you know, you look for moments where, for instance, we were dependent on Abraham Lincoln making sure… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
“The revolution had come too late for him. He was in his midforties when the Civil Rights Act was signed and close… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
Dr. King’s policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that… — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
“To this point, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has been the Republican flavor of the year. Events from the IRS scandal to… — Michael Gerson Copy Share Image
“Justice John Marshall Harlan, who famously admonished his fellow jurists and the nation as a whole: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
“When we begin to get in this area, we need new friends, we need new allies. We need to expand the civil-rights… — Joy James Copy Share Image
The Obama years will be remembered as a cultural - and legal - tipping point for equality for all people who do… — Charles M. Blow Copy Share Image
“As in the matter of cures, treatments are usually argued against using patient's rights or civil rights as a defense. What makes… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
This [EURO] was never a hate group, the European American Unity and Rights Organization was an organization in its charter is dedicated… — David Duke Copy Share Image
I think, especially among the New York intelligentsia at that time, that there was a reason Bob Dylan went to New York… — T Bone Burnett Copy Share Image
Today's secular libertarians, who want to remove biblical religion from public life, have trouble making sense of the civil rights movement because… — Bruce L. Shelley Copy Share Image
And to me, that's why the civil rights era is about the future, not about the past, because it's great lessons of… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Americans are right to believe the American Dream is fading. But that dream only became a possibility for white men as a… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
My dad spent most of the '50s and early '60s actually acting as sort of an advance man for the Justice Department,… — Bill Foster Copy Share Image
“France took a statist turn very early, so speaking up for liberty meant speaking against the state. In America, given the centrality… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Frank Johnson was recognized as one of the great federal judges of American history, I suppose. He was a law-and-order judge. He… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Yes, the '60s went too far, but we were trying to find new ways, better ways, to do things. And great seeds… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
For centuries, faith has helped us overcome problems and helped us work to achieve a more perfect union. It has inspired the… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their… — Jehane Noujaim Copy Share Image
I would describe Bloody Sunday as a day in Derry history, Irish history, that changed the course of history. It was a… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Each state, so that it does not abridge the great fundamental rights belonging, under the Constitution, to all citizens, may grant or… — Lyman Trumbull Copy Share Image
Look at what I've done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, women's rights, human rights for… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
When Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio cracked down on illegal immigration without getting permission from Obama, they threatened to revoke his… — Russell Pearce Copy Share Image
It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
There was a resistance movement in the white community, and there was a determined civil rights movement by our neighbors and friends… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
“[T]he full and complete development of a country, the welfare of the world and the cause of peace require the maximum participation… — United Nations Copy Share Image
I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights… — James Earl Jones 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
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