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Civil Rights Movement Quotes

The unsung heroes of the civil rights movement were always the wives and the mothers Picture Quote #1

Our involvement in the civil rights movement is what sent us into our involvement against apartheid Picture Quote #1

The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything Picture Quote #1

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites Picture Quote #1

Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things Picture Quote #1

The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals Picture Quote #1

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The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution Picture Quote #1

There’s no problem on the planet that can’t be solved without violence. That’s the lesson of the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

There is a strong moralistic strain in the civil rights movement that would remind us that power corrupts, forgetting that the absence of power also corrupts Picture Quote #1

There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African American who has demonstrated crossover appeal. I got involved in politics 40 years ago during the civil rights movement, so yes, it's an exciting thing Picture Quote #1

Well, it’s the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? Picture Quote #1

The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic Picture Quote #1

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I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news Picture Quote #1

Anyone who said he wasn’t afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn’t shake but inside I was shaking 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

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

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

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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

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

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The unsung heroes of the civil rights movement were always the wives and the mothers (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Our involvement in the civil rights movement is what sent us into our involvement against apartheid (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Mrs. Parks was a shy, soft spoken woman who was uncomfortable being revered as a symbol of the civil rights movement. She only hoped to inspire young people to achieve great things (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The arts and a belief in the values of the civil rights movement, in the overwhelming virtue of diversity, these were our religion. My parents worshipped those ideals (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The tragedy of the civil rights movement is that just as it achieved the beginning of the end of racial segregation, white educated elites became swept up in the glamour of the sexual revolution (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) There’s no problem on the planet that can’t be solved without violence. That’s the lesson of the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) There is a strong moralistic strain in the civil rights movement that would remind us that power corrupts, forgetting that the absence of power also corrupts (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) There's good reason to be excited. You have the first woman running who is qualified, and a very attractive African American who has demonstrated crossover appeal. I got involved in politics 40 years ago during the civil rights movement, so yes, it's an exciting thing (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Well, it’s the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right? (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women’s right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Anyone who said he wasn’t afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn’t shake but inside I was shaking (Civil Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement 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 Rights Movement Quotes)

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