Alive Quote by James Meredith

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.

— James Meredith

The civil rights movement is understanding your freedom under the Constitution of these United States and if anyone tries to take those freedoms from…

— Ken Hutcherson

I'm a child of the Civil Rights Movement.

— Danny Glover

In my judgment, the slogan "black power" and what has been associated with it has set the civil rights movement back considerably in the…

— Robert Kennedy

You grow up with a heightened sense of the Civil Rights Movement, but I think it wasn't until I became of age that I…

— Terri Sewell

Im a child of the Civil Rights Movement.

— Danny Glover

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

I'm not a civil rights activist or an activist in general. I just think we all carry a responsibility based on who you are…

— Trevor Lawrence

I was a child coming up in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement.

— Too Short

Oppression is more easily endured than insult.

— Junius

As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.

— Isaac Hayes

During Black History Month, I'm reminded yet again of the ways that the struggle for civil rights is interwoven with the struggle for workers'…

— Tom Perez