1960s Quote by Kamala Harris

My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as…

— Janis Ian

My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a…

— Yaya DaCosta

In college, I was so blessed to have relationships with those who did the civil rights movement.

— Michael Tubbs

I grew up in Illinois in an environment where my parents were very politically active in the civil rights movement.

— Lucy McBath

I have a complex heritage: my mom is African American, and my dad is Jewish. Both were activists, and they met during the movement…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

My parents were civil rights activists, and my mother was active in the feminist movement. Issues concerning marginalized people and especially women of color…

— Anna Holmes

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

— Killer Mike

My family wasn't particularly political. Mom and Dad voted, but that was the extent of their involvement. In fact, I ended up going to…

— Jackie Speier

My parents, they were both Socialists; they were young - 30, 31. They were both successful career people. They had been teachers, and my…

— Maria Cornejo

When I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere.

— Bill Ayers

I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was the story…

— Emma Stone