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Civil Right Quotes

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story Picture Quote #1

Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive Picture Quote #1

Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation’s civil rights history Picture Quote #1

Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era Picture Quote #1

The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that is precisely what our movement was about Picture Quote #1

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind Picture Quote #1

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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century Picture Quote #1

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era Picture Quote #1

John Brown first swam into my vision in the 1960s when I was a political activist in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement at Chapel Hill, where I went to university Picture Quote #1

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities Picture Quote #1

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates Picture Quote #1

My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband Picture Quote #1

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If I were an Arab-American, I would insist on being profiled. This is not the time for civil rights. There are larger issues for Americans Picture Quote #1

I think hip-hop has definitely brought the black experience to white kids more than the civil rights movement did and more than any teacher’s well-intentioned lecture on Martin Luther King did Picture Quote #1

The next step has to be the necessary step. It’s always to put the immigrant community and the civil rights movement ahead of partisan politics Picture Quote #1

If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus Picture Quote #1

I never thought I’d see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we was in Mississippi Picture Quote #1

You can’t say peaceful protests achieve more than violent ones, in fact tell that to the people who fought for civil rights Picture Quote #1

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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story (Civil Right Quotes) Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive (Civil Right Quotes) Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation’s civil rights history (Civil Right Quotes) Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era (Civil Right Quotes) The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that is precisely what our movement was about (Civil Right Quotes) Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind (Civil Right Quotes) Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century (Civil Right Quotes) A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era (Civil Right Quotes) John Brown first swam into my vision in the 1960s when I was a political activist in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement at Chapel Hill, where I went to university (Civil Right Quotes) Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities (Civil Right Quotes) I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates (Civil Right Quotes) My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband (Civil Right Quotes) If I were an Arab-American, I would insist on being profiled. This is not the time for civil rights. There are larger issues for Americans (Civil Right Quotes) I think hip-hop has definitely brought the black experience to white kids more than the civil rights movement did and more than any teacher’s well-intentioned lecture on Martin Luther King did (Civil Right Quotes) The next step has to be the necessary step. It’s always to put the immigrant community and the civil rights movement ahead of partisan politics (Civil Right Quotes) If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the back of the bus (Civil Right Quotes) I never thought I’d see the day that I would see white folks as frightened, or more so, than black folks was during the civil rights movement when we was in Mississippi (Civil Right Quotes) You can’t say peaceful protests achieve more than violent ones, in fact tell that to the people who fought for civil rights (Civil Right Quotes)

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