Black history Quote by Junius Williams

“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.”

— Junius Williams

“So on June 16, 1970, history was made in Newark. Ken Gibson became the first black mayor of a major Northeastern city.”

— Junius Williams

“The enemy was not the Klan but the inside-outside lock that racism and classism had on the minds of the people: It operated from…

— Junius Williams

“But despite the scarcity of confrontation with whites in our neighborhood, race and racism permeated every aspect of our lives. Our parents taught us…

— Junius Williams

“Black power showed up in different ways, depending on the goals of the group.”

— Junius Williams

“The youth were to be trained to be the vanguard of the next battlefront, whatever that was. I knew within my heart that the…

— Junius Williams

“Knocking on doors wasn't working. We had to try something else. Remember the kids whose natural curiosity brought them into our little office on…

— Junius Williams

“Organizing a working majority proved harder than we thought because we couldn't get a quorum. But one day in December, twelve people showed up,…

— Junius Williams

“We were still confined to that corner. More and more people joined us, some black and some white. On the second day, we awoke…

— Junius Williams

“I remembered how tough it was getting black people in large tenements to come together to build a playground. The enemy was not the…

— Junius Williams

“The SNCC base of operation, at the corner of Jackson and High Streets, was in the heart of the black community in Montgomery. I…

— Junius Williams

“We learned how to envision a different neighborhood, fought for the resources to make it happen, and in March 1968, through the Medical School…

— Junius Williams