Civil rights leaders, including my husband and Albert Turner, have fought long and hard to achieve free and unfettered access to the… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in southern states forced people to segregate by race. Civil rights advocates fought… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
When I taught a civil rights class at the University of Maryland Law School, I would do an exercise with my students.… — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
If I was an exceptional human being in Detroit, then I saw no reason why I couldn't be an exceptional human being… — Victoria Gray Adams Copy Share Image
My father wanted me to be a dentist like him, or any doctor, really. There was this attitude of, 'The civil rights… — Amy Sherald Copy Share Image
“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for… — Diane Ravitch Copy Share Image
A first attempt to recover the right of self government may fail, so may a second, a third, etc. But as a… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero. — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play… — Ella Baker Copy Share Image
Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most blacks have lost the moral authority to claim the mantle of civil rights because they refuse to stand for what is… — Jesse Lee Peterson Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“Booker Sistrunk sat awkwardly with his hands behind him and continued the mouthing: “You oughtta be ashamed of yourself, treating a brother… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“Every February, my classmates and I were herded into assemblies for a ritual review of the Civil Rights Movement. Our teachers urged… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“American officials estimated millions would be spent to develop internal security systems, and State Department officials expected the Cuban government to increase… — Keith Bolender Copy Share Image
Most Americans who made it past the fourth grade have a pretty good idea who Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther… — Louis Menand 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
“The question is really a kind of apathy and ignorance, which is the price we pay for segregation. That’s what segregation means.… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
“The revolution had come too late for him. He was in his midforties when the Civil Rights Act was signed and close… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
“In Tanganyika we believe that only evil, Godless men would make the color of a man's skin the criteria for granting him… — Julius Nyerere Copy Share Image
Many heroic things happened during slavery. And remember that there was a national movement away from it even at the time. The… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
“It’s time to step up and start making examples out of people. Decent citizens black and white should not have to live… — Colin Flaherty Copy Share Image
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