Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
The grand irony, however, is that Southern segregation was not brought to an end, nor redneck violence dramatically reduced, by violence. — Stanley Crouch Copy Share Image
There are some things concerning which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will. We must… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
People of my generation knew we needed to move beyond that, the racial division and segregation and unsustainable social relations, that were… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Belief in Some One's right to punish you is the fate of all children in Judaic-Christian culture. But nowhere else, perhaps, have… — Lillian Smith Copy Share Image
When I grew up in the South, I was taught that segregation was the will of God, and the Bible was quoted… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
No wonder the regulators decided on segregation of boys and girls: Otherwise, it would have been a nightmare, this feeling angry and… — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
When I first ran for governor... I had to stand up for segregation or be defeated, but I never insulted black people… — George Wallace Copy Share Image
I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a part of telling women there is no segregation. There is no need to ever not feel beautiful… — Jameela Jamil Copy Share Image
“Believers usually only have fellowship with those in their own church or group. This segregation is divisive. Intentional actions are needed to… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
Segregation has never been a shadowy, impossible-to-pin-down conspiracy. It's been an American way of life. — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
“Research experts want to know what can be done about the values of poor segregated children; and this is a question that… — Jonathan Kozol 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 you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art. — Jeanne Moreau Copy Share Image
The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader. — Bayard Rustin Copy Share Image
Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
“So you’re the infamous Manal al-Sharif,” he said, eyeing me from behind his desk. “Aren’t you ashamed of what you did?” “Is… — Manal al-Sharif Copy Share Image
To have one's race brutally treated for so many years, even after the end of slavery and segregation, people are going to… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
Right now religion has the romantic aura of the forbidden - Christ is cool. We need to bring it into the schools,… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
[Barack Obama] grew up in Hawaii, far, far removed from the most, you know, sort of violent, you know, tendencies of Jim… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
A lot of times, when you have a story of minorities in America, it's always this super, oppositional thing. It's segregation, it's… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
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