Let's look at two things real quickly: the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the Sixties and the Arab Spring starting in… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
The ADA was a landmark civil rights legislation. It was a bill of rights for persons with disabilities, a formal acknowledgement that… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality,… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
On March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights activists marched in Selma, Alabama, demanding an end to racial discrimination. The demonstration was… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
The day we see the truth and cease to speak is the day we begin to die — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
For liberalism is a delicate thing. It encompasses so much -- constitutional government, democratic elections, freedom of worship, civil rights, free trade… — Russell Shorto Copy Share Image
It is a moot question whether the origin of any kind of property is derived from nature at all. It is agreed… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When I began writing poems, it was in the late 60s and early 70s when the literary and cultural atmosphere was very… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The startling truth is that our best efforts for civil rights, international peace, population control, conservation of natural resources, and assistance to… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
“I focused my speech on the way in which 1960s leftists had betrayed their own ideals by doing an about-face on civil… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
In 2017, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Arizona sheriff who was ordered by a federal court to stop racially profiling and was… — Rashida Tlaib Copy Share Image
“Feeling that our demands were moderate, I had assumed that they would be granted with little question; I had believed that the… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
I sound like a church nut, but look at the role of the churches in the civil rights movement in the States.… — Duncan Green Copy Share Image
Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is remarkable for its truth-telling about two important issues concerning Alabama's past and present: the… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“These and other measures, however, seemed relatively inconsequential in 1965 compared to a Big Four that passed by the end of the… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
There's a great book about John Kennedy and his relationship to civil rights called 'The Bystander.' The title alone suggests that he… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking. — Amber Hollibaugh 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
How do we preserve our civil rights, our traditions as a liberal democracy, in a time when government power is expanding and… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
