I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
“When people are forced to respect civil rights and human rights or face legal consequences, they don't like it. Civil rights laws… — Arun Gandhi Copy Share Image
In America, racism exists but racists are all gone. Racists belong to the past. Racists are the thin-lipped mean white people in… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
The crucial role communists played in organizing industrial unions in the 1930s and struggling for social reforms, peace, and civil rights strengthened… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
If you only make fights that you're going to win, there would be no women's vote in America, there would be no… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
When and under what conditions is the black man to have a free ballot? When is he in fact to have those… — Benjamin Harrison Copy Share Image
What is needed in the world today is a Civil Rights Movement for the Soul, freeing humanity at last from the oppression… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Graham promoted a white evangelical respectability that wanted to 'put the brakes' on the civil rights movement, and never really accepted women… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Cartoons were very conservative. The country was very conservative. Although the liberals were allegedly in charge for a long time, there was… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
LGBTQ Americans deserve a president who will always stand with them and protect their civil rights - without hesitation. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
I think many of the ideas that opened up in the '60s got implemented in the '70s and that certain minority voices… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
Historically, narratives of forgiveness were part of both the anti-slavery movement and the civil rights movement in America. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' for… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
I want some help on this. I'm being very honest, i want some ideas, as somebody who was arrested 50 years ago… — Bernie Sanders 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
On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn… — Carol Moseley Braun Copy Share Image
I would want to go back to the civil rights movement and see how that was. With the information and knowledge I… — Storm Reid Copy Share Image
There's this big debate that goes on in America about what rights are: Civil rights, human rights, what they are? it's an… — Julian Bond Copy Share Image
Any time you find the government involved in a conspiracy to violate the citizenship or the civil rights of a people, then… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“Hey! All you peoples draggin along here. Stop and come stick your ass on a Night of Joy stool," he started again.… — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is a big part of - especially post-civil rights movement - is a big part of African-American Christianity, and I wasn't… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
In the Catholic view of things, abortion is a justice issue, not an issue of sexual morality... it is a civil rights… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama.… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
