Equality Quote by A. Philip Randolph

Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit a larger freedom that…

— Ella Baker

“Freedom is not won by a passive acceptance of suffering. Freedom is won by a struggle against suffering. By this measure, Negroes have not…

— Martin Luther King Jr

All men are created equal, except Negroes.

— Abraham Lincoln

You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then…

— Abraham Lincoln

By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their…

— Frederick Douglass

The Negro fought and bled and died in every war the white man waged, and he still won't give you justice. You nursed his…

— Malcolm X

Why should the Negroes ever fight against the only nations of the world where racial discrimination is prohibited, and where the people can live…

— Paul Robeson

There are positively no mental, physical or moral attainments too lofty for the Negro to accomplish if granted a fair and equal opportunity.

— Major Taylor

“Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro. Something…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Freedom is not free. Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.

— Jerry Pournelle

“The negroes been freed.' 'Well, I ain't.”

— Andrew Lytle