Our involvement in the civil rights movement is what sent us into our involvement against apartheid. — Mary Jane Patterson Copy Share Image
I think this mythology - that we're all beyond race, of course our police officers aren't racist, of course our politicians don't… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Coming to the civil rights movement in the twentieth century, we begin to have this idea that's still with us today, which… — Dana Goldstein Copy Share Image
America in the age of Donald Trump is more permissive of explicit racism than it's been at any point since the civil… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
I believe God was in Christ, not will be, perhaps, maybe if we're good boys and girls, it's over, it's done, we… — Will Davis Campbell Copy Share Image
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
Justice needs money; it always has . . . whether for abolition of slavery and early women's rights movements or the civil… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
As president, I won't just continue to defend women's civil rights from political attacks - I'll make guaranteeing those rights a priority. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
“Jimmy likely wrote all three editorials, and one, titled “Who Is for Law and Order?” carried his byline. He argued that the… — Stephen M. Ward Copy Share Image
My mom went through civil rights; my dad went through civil rights. My name was Kenya because they wanted to give me… — Kenya Barris Copy Share Image
If Martin Luther King came back, he'd say we need another civil rights movement built on class not race. — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that the greatest triumph of any human rights movement, be it fighting for racial, religious, sexual or gender… — Kate Griffin Copy Share Image
“The War on Drugs proved popular among key white voters, particularly whites who remained resentful of black progress, civil rights enforcement, and… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
Black lives, of course, matter. I spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights and for dignity, but if you… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As President Trump quickly moved to limit immigration, civil rights, and environmental protections, I felt fear for my young children, and guilt,… — Laura Moser Copy Share Image
At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it's on… — William P. Leahy Copy Share Image
I'm praying for 'Ice Age' 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition, and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with… — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her… — John Shimkus Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms… — Don Lemon Copy Share Image
