Best way Quote by Andre Braugher

I was involved in the civil rights movement way back in the late '50s and through the '60s and '70s. I was doing a…

— George Takei

Dr. [Martin Luther] King led a very historic march here in Washington, D.C. It was a march for jobs and freedom. It was a…

— Donna Brazile

I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev.…

— Charles B. Rangel

My father acted as the Illinois Branch president of the NAACP and so we spent a lot of time in the marches and the…

— Lucy McBath

I had been involved in the March on Washington in 1963. I was with friends carrying a sign, 'Protestants, Jews and Catholics for Civil…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

I am very proud of the fact that I led the arts contingent on the civil rights march in the summer of '63. In…

— Charlton Heston

I was a child coming up in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement.

— Too Short

I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if…

— Simon Sinek

The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something.

— John Lewis

My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner…

— Jared Polis

I believe what Martin Luther King Jr. believed. You remember what the title of the March on Washington was? "Jobs and Freedom." What King…

— Bernie Sanders

I marched back then - I was in a civil-rights musical, Fly Blackbird, and we met Martin Luther King.

— George Takei