Black Quote by Benjamin Harrison

For the rest of their lives, [black men] can be denied the right to vote, automatically excluded from juries, and legally discriminated against in…

— Michelle Alexander

Because once the black man becomes the political master of his own community, it means that the politicians of that community will also be…

— Malcolm X

Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more voting rights.…

— Noam Chomsky

Poor whites didn't have rights. They made all kind of restrictions on voting. So person meant relatively well - off, free white man.

— Noam Chomsky

The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and material possessions…

— Booker T. Washington

Political activity alone cannot make a man free. Back of the ballot, he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character.

— Booker T. Washington

Civil rights leaders, including my husband and Albert Turner, have fought long and hard to achieve free and unfettered access to the ballot box.…

— Coretta Scott King

Eventually [black men] are arrested, whether they've committed any serious crime or not, and branded criminals or felons for life. Upon release, they're ushered…

— Michelle Alexander

There's something wrong in a nation where six million black men are not allowed to vote because they were convicted of felonies. They've paid…

— Martin Luther King III

Millions of people are unable to vote due to felony convictions with the highest rates among black men. People in prison are denied the…

— Michelle Alexander

You can't put civil rights on the ballot.

— Jesse Ventura

A Negro who does not vote is ungrateful to those who have already died in the fight for freedom. ... Any person who does…

— Constance Baker Motley