Communication Quote by H. L. Mencken

I must oppose any attempt that Negroes may make to do to others what has been done to them. . . . I know…

— James A. Baldwin

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I think that the negro should reserve the right to execute.

— Malcolm X

You do not preach and encourage hatred for the Negro and hope to restrict it to that field. It is an old, old story.…

— Ralph McGill

“I am very much concerned that American Negroes achieve their freedom here in the United States. But I am also concerned for their dignity,…

— James Baldwin

Slavery is not the only question which comes up in this controversy. There is a far more important one to you, and that is,…

— Anonymous

African-Americans have always viewed the protection of black lives as a civil rights issue, whether the threat comes from police officers or street criminals.…

— James Forman, Jr

There is a magnificent new militancy within the Negro community all across this nation. And I welcome this as a marvelous development. The Negro…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Negroes, like other people, act upon motives. Why should they do anything for us, if we will do nothing for them? If they stake…

— Abraham Lincoln

Attacking the ability of black people to govern through specious claims that we are a danger to white people is nothing short of disgraceful.

— Maya Wiley

“I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years I…

— Martin Luther King Jr

The Negro's great stumbling block in the drive toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white…

— Martin Luther King Jr