There's a natural tendency to sanitize and polish any historical icon whether it be George Washington chopping down the cherry tree or Martin Luther King saying, "I have a dream." — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Where race is involved, there is a pronounced and proven tendency in the United States for the majority culture to willfully misremember the history and turn it upside down. — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
“He scolded his listeners for being eager to sell off their few productive assets in exchange for articles of prestige. “You say you want… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
And to me, that's why the civil rights era is about the future, not about the past, because it's great lessons of how citizens… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
There's a natural tendency to sanitize and polish any historical icon whether it be George Washington chopping down the cherry tree or Martin Luther… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States. — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values. — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Truth requires a maximum effort to see through the eyes of strangers, foreigners, and enemies. — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
There are an awful lot of people who despise government precisely because it opened the door for common citizenship for people of all races… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
Where race is involved, there is a pronounced and proven tendency in the United States for the majority culture to willfully misremember the history… — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government. — Taylor Branch Copy Share Image
