The advent of the civil rights movement during the 50s and 60s made it very plain crystal clear to me that we… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The South actually has a very strong tradition of activism. The civil rights movement came from down here! It was black activists… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
1963, because of the sense of moral authority that the civil rights movement had, we were able to get people to respond,… — John Lewis 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
Like most Americans of my age, I was very impressed by the dynamic capacities of the law, demonstrated by the Civil Rights… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I've always stood for my people, with my people, but some guys just don't have voices like that. I don't like the… — P. J. Tucker Copy Share Image
Dr. King's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech was delivered at 'The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,' a call to… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
“The third Great Awakening is variously said to have started between the 1860s and 1890; it continued into the early 1900s and… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
Veganism is about nonviolence. It is about not engaging in harm to other sentient beings; to oneself; and to the environment upon… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
When I speak to students about the Civil Rights Movement, I say that it is impossible to stop a determined movement that… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The civil rights movement didn't deal with the issue of political disenfranchisement in the Northern cities. It didn't deal with the issues… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
I've done a lot of research about the Civil Rights movement, and I'm fascinated with how difficult it would have been for… — Joshua Henry Copy Share Image
I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just… — Bernice Johnson Reagon Copy Share Image
The gay rights movement is not a party. It is not a lifestyle. It is not a hair style. It is not… — Urvashi Vaid Copy Share Image
At the same time the folk boom was happening, the civil rights movement was happening, the anti-war movement was happening, the ban… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
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
When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil… — Ruby Bridges Copy Share Image
Although the civil-rights movement did a lot to change how black life was dramatized on the American stage in the fifties and… — Hilton Als 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
Martin Luther King (Jr.) during the civil rights movement used to exclaim that he looked forward to heaven where he would be… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
I have loved the Department of Justice ever since, as a young boy, I watched Robert Kennedy prove during the Civil Rights… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was… — Bernice Johnson Reagon Copy Share Image
Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white… — Maggie Gallagher Copy Share Image
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
“Out & Equal is about work. It's about authenticity. It's also about justice. Essentially it's about love, because when you get right… — Selisse Berry Copy Share Image
I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of… — Carol Moseley Braun Copy Share Image
President Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement. He had the opportunity to go to… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
Now liberals compare their every riot, every traffic blockage, every Starbucks-window-smashing street protest to the civil rights movement -- which was only… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
I think my experience at the University of Chicago, working in the civil rights movement, working in the peace movement, working with… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The fighting back by indigenous people started in 1900: OK, they've cornered us. Our population is almost gone; they've defeated us. From… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother… — Yaya DaCosta Copy Share Image
What has been adjudicated and established in the wake of Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement is the ability of the press… — Lowell Bergman Copy Share Image
Racism was once just racism, a terrible bigotry that people nevertheless learned to live with, if not as a necessary evil then… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
In my judgment, the slogan "black power" and what has been associated with it has set the civil rights movement back considerably… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Some of the most moving experiences I've had are just in black churches in the South, during the Civil Rights Movement, where… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The civil rights movement was very important in my house, and then Vietnam was very important 'cause there were two boys, so… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
America certainly has made extraordinary progress. The collective unconscious of the nation has certainly shifted as a result of the civil rights… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
