If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Analysis can tell us what is required, but it cannot make us act. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Tainting the Tea Party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There's no evidence that Tea Party adherence are any more racist than other Republicans and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats in November, having one's… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share
When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
advocating women's rights and greater opportunity for women in the workplace and in every avenue of public life is inconsistent with an insistence on… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
We need to insist on fathers and mothers sharing the care of their offspring as well as the opportunity to enjoy the fulfillment of… — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
