Our goal was not freedom. Freedom was the necessary prerequisite to get to equality. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
“The abolition of slavery, apart from preservation of the Union, was the most important result of our Civil War. But the transition… — William Silverman Copy Share Image
I have a dream, and a plan, to combine the commercial possibilities of Valentine's Day with the substance and meaning of black… — Mo Rocca Copy Share Image
But George Lucas is carrying about Black actors, about Black men, about Black history, which really incorporates and tells all of history.… — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
Is a civilization naturally backward because it is different? Outside of cannibalism, which can be matched in this country, at least, by… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
I pay homage and respect to Bobby Womack [for Black History Month] knowing that he passed last year... Him being one of… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
As we celebrate Black History Month, let us remember how far we've come as a nation and honor the lives of patriotic… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
Through grit and determination, the legendary Muhammad Ali made a lasting impact fighting for humanitarian rights and racial justice and I can… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to have sex - you don't have to have a baby when you're 16. You don't have to do drugs.… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
“Besides the moral courage required to accept commissions in the Fifty-fourth at the time it was organizing, physical courage was also necessary,… — Luis Fenollosa Emilio Copy Share Image
“Organizing a working majority proved harder than we thought because we couldn't get a quorum. But one day in December, twelve people… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Back then, Black churches were a small piece of peace. Church was a world where, even with its imperfections, the offer of… — Janelle Gray Copy Share Image
“Slavery isn’t Black history,” I point out. “It’s everyone’s history.” A” — Jodi Picoult 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
During Black History Month, we not only should celebrate those who have made North Carolina a better place to live for everyone,… — Roy Cooper Copy Share Image
“In this shifting landscape, we may tend to forget “what the old folks say.” Most of us probably now realize that our… — Deborah L. Parker Copy Share Image
The shadow of a mighty Negro past flits through the tale of Ethiopia the shadowy and of the Egypt the Sphinx. Throughout… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements… — Eliot Engel Copy Share Image
No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around. — Bessie Smith Copy Share Image
