Civil rights Quote by Bell Hooks

The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that…

— Dolores Huerta

The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and…

— John Hume

The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win.

— I. F. Stone

I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking.

— Amber Hollibaugh

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil…

— David Cameron

The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn't just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions,…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

In college, I was so blessed to have relationships with those who did the civil rights movement.

— Michael Tubbs

The sad and tragic fact is that the civil rights movement, despite its honorable and courageous past, has over the years degenerated into a…

— Thomas Sowell

The greatest achievement of the civil-rights movement is that it has restored the dignity of indignation.

— Fredric Wertham

Social justice has always been a part of my inspiration. For example, when the Vietnam War was going on, I wrote a song about…

— Jimmy Cliff

Civil rights are more important today than they ever have been in our country. There is so much divisiveness today.

— David Harris