Civil rights leaders, including my husband and Albert Turner, have fought long and hard to achieve free and unfettered access to the ballot box. Mr. Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
Mr. Sessions' conduct as a U.S. Attorney, from his politically-motivated voting fraud prosecutions to his indifference toward criminal violations of civil rights laws, indicated… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
I think that... discrimination in the job market is a very important area where work needs to be done. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are equally wrong and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great democracy,… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share
I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
Because Dr. King was human and not divine - although we think he was divine, he was just a man, an extraordinary man, but… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
I'm fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes - the finer things of life -… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
I believe that women know if their husbands are unfaithful. They feel it. — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood… — Coretta Scott King Copy Share Image
