Civil rights Quote by Anonymous

I think everyone should understand history of segregation the same way we had to go to school and read about George Washington. I believe…

— Mary J. Blige

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

— Joe Biden

When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women.…

— John Lewis

I remember being a teenager, I never thought that I'd live in a society that was not segregated. It happened.

— Shelby Steele

I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late '40's and early '50's was the…

— Angela Davis

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

— Too Short

I grew up in a time when there was real segregation. And blacks during the 50s and so forth took a lot of responsibility…

— Shelby Steele

I still remember, at the age of 12, learning that segregation had been permitted only a couple of decades before I was born and…

— Rashida Tlaib

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition…

— Major Owens

I know I'm going back some decades, but I'll never forget the discomfort of being one of the few Black kids in a predominantly…

— Jonathan Capehart

Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, Why don't the adult around here just say something? Say it so they know we don't…

— Claudette Colvin

In so many ways, segregation shaped me, and education liberated me.

— Maya Angelou