America Quote by Jesse Lee Peterson

Many thought that the abolition of slavery, the end of Jim Crow, and the legislative progress of the Civil Rights Era, among other watershed…

— Opal Tometi

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism

— Constance Baker Motley

The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.

— Naomi Wolf

Where race is concerned, America has had a horrible, a wretched history and that came to account in the 1960s, with the Civil Rights…

— Shelby Steele

All of you are aware of the tragic history of racism in America, but for a very long time, African-Americans and their white allies…

— Bernie Sanders

“It was 1970, and America was scarred by racial violence. Civil rights leaders had been gunned down in the streets, and communities across the…

— Julia Scheeres

Racism was a big part of our community. I'm not going to revisit history, and I'm not going to call out those communities, but…

— Kelvin Sampson

“This book argues that mass incarceration is, metaphorically, the New Jim Crow and that all those who care about social justice should fully commit…

— Michelle Alexander

There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean, this has…

— Barack Obama

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

I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights.

— Anonymous

I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.

— Melissa Harris-Perry