The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens. — Wendell Willkie Copy Share Image
I do think it's extremely important to acknowledge the gains that were made by the civil rights movement, the black power movement.Institutional… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Maybe, just maybe, there should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
“In the 20th century, it became more and more the norm for judges to incorrectly instruct juries that they must consider only… — Mark David Ledbetter Copy Share Image
“she quickly hired a housekeeper and a kitchen staff for the White House and then threw herself into what mattered far more… — Laura Shapiro Copy Share Image
“I did what I thought was right. I'm not trying to win any popularity contest.” — Sue Eakin Copy Share Image
I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended… — Bernice Johnson Reagon Copy Share Image
By nature's law, every man has a right to seize and retake by force his own property taken from him by another,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“There was one story that anger certainly lit the fuse of. In the 1960's, in my home town of Jackson, the civil… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
“The wounding legacy of segregation and growing up knowing adults who had worked for civil rights and equal opportunities for African Americans… — Chelsea Clinton Copy Share Image
I agree that income disparity is the great issue of our time. It is even broader and more difficult than the civil… — Eleanor Holmes Norton Copy Share Image
If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of… — Yvette Clarke Copy Share Image
Those of us who believe in the right of any human being to belong to whatever church he sees fit, and to… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Racism is a complex and interconnected system that adapts to challenges over time. Colorblind ideology was a very effective adaptation to the… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
“To great effect, Reagan echoed white frustration in race-neutral terms through implicit racial appeals. His 'color-blind' rhetoric on crime, welfare, taxes, and… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
How could they say that my religion, Islam was a 'race hate' religion after all the plunder and enslavement and domination of… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I can't turn around without hearing about some 'civil rights advance's White people seem to think the black man ought to be… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I like the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation. It… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The Negro wants to be everything but himself... He wants to integrate with the white man, but he cannot integrate with himself… — Elijah Muhammad Copy Share Image
“To be accepted by the public, transformative legislation—Social Security, the Civil Rights Act, Medicare—needed at least some level of bipartisan congressional support.” — Jack Cashill Copy Share Image
