Selma Quotes

13 quotes by 9 authors

For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood up… — Coretta Scott King
For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling. And… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform it on the same bridge that Martin Luther King walked over. Once a landmark… — John Legend
There are places and moments in America where this nationâ€™s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place. — Barack Obama
There was something stirring across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama, because some folks are willing to march across a bridge. So… — Barack Obama
President Lyndon Johnson's high spirits were marked as he circulated among the many guests whom he had invited to witness an event he confidently felt… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths - that all of us are created equal - is the star that guides… — Barack Obama
I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse… — Charles B. Rangel
Men and women in my lifetime have died fighting for the right to vote: people like James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were… — Jeff Greenfield
There's just something extraordinary about that Selma Hayek. — Woody Harrelson
In 1965, the attempted march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7th was planned to dramatize to the state of Alabama and to the nation… — John Lewis
Hope is what led a band of colonists to rise up against an empire; what led the greatest of generations to free a continent and… — BARACK OBAMA

Who Wrote These Selma Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 13 Selma Quotes as follows: