About Quote by Ezekiel Emanuel

I am a Black woman raised by parents who were active in the civil-rights movement.

— Maya Wiley

My mother saw nothing inconsistent in her traditional desire to look after her husband and children and her radical politics. She began her civil…

— Ezekiel Emanuel

I was lucky I had a mom who had seen it all. From seeing my grandfather march in the Civil Rights era, she understood…

— Malcolm Brogdon

My mother is an African-American from the South Side of Chicago who married a white guy in 1978. She was hyperaware of racism and…

— Hannah Bronfman

I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that.

— Bernie Sanders

My grandmother had been a part of the civil rights movement.

— Killer Mike

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

My mother was this White woman from Texas, from a racist town raised to believe in the inferiority of others by her community, not…

— Maya Wiley

So, I was in a segregated, all black, public elementary school until fourth grade, until my father died. And that's when my mother transferred…

— Maya Wiley

I grew up going to a school where there weren't a lot of black kids. And so my mother, from a very, very young…

— Mellody Hobson

I deeply understand the history of civil rights and the horrendous impact that relentless and systemic discrimination and the denial of voting rights has…

— Jeff Sessions

As an African American woman and the descendant of slaves, I do not condone any form of racism or oppression. I most certainly do…

— Phaedra Parks