Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
I think young people don't really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
With the likely nominations of Barack Obama by the Democrats and John McCain by the Republicans, one of these two parties is… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor.… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
I believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act must be reformed. We must improve the American public's confidence in, and perception of,… — Dutch Ruppersberger Copy Share Image
The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope - that America had learned from its past… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
I went to work for the Civil Service. I'd wanted to work for the Ministry of Defence because I had some far-fetched… — Paul O'Grady Copy Share Image
It's funny to see a film in Spain with a lot of violence because we don't have a lot of violence. Well,… — Javier Camara Copy Share Image
To be straight, I was kind of a dork, and in order to fulfill the creative fires burning inside me, I participated… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
The U.S. Constitution has absorbed the end of slavery, the Civil War, Civil Rights and Watergate. — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
I had very little exposure to business growing up. I also was very focused on the Civil Rights Movement. And I saw… — Kenneth Chenault Copy Share Image
From infancy, I had been accustomed to hear pro and con discussions of slavery and the American Civil War. Although the British… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
Few Americans born after the Civil War know much about war. Real war. War that seeks you out. War that arrives on… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
I like to think I'm a pretty good-natured guy and pretty civil and probably not ever truly guilty in any serious way… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was… — Ira Sachs 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
I've fixed hard problems of all kinds, civil rights and business problems. It's the stuff I like to do, and I'm good… — Deval Patrick Copy Share Image
Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
Throughout my years championing for civil rights, analyzing politics and advocating on behalf of the voiceless, I am disturbed the most when… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
My dad is a civil engineer, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom. The fact that my parents weren't really involved in… — Lorde Copy Share Image
Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil war. Many closed… — William Kunstler Copy Share Image
I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
I was for civil unions and believed strongly that the flow of benefits and protections that would be provided in a civil… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
