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Civil Rights Quotes

I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I was eligible for the draft, but when I went to be tested, I didn’t qualify Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It’s about what’s right. And it’s about time Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights Commission should never have been brought into existence. It has been most prejudiced in its viewpoint, and has fomented trouble and racial disturbance since its inception. It should be abolished, not extended Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights Movement also reaffirmed me as a singer. It taught me that singing was not entertainment, it was something else Picture Quote #1

LISTEN: If you ever wondered what you would do if you were alive in the Civil Rights Movement, NOW IS THE TIME to find out. NOW. RIGHT NOW Picture Quote #1

This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act - constitutional challenges were brought to all three of these monumental pieces of legislation Picture Quote #1

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My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends’ parents were as well Picture Quote #1

For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It’s oppression Picture Quote #1

Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later felt betrayed as the original concept of equal individual opportunity evolved toward the concept of equal group results Picture Quote #1

My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a secretary with the Panthers Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He’s helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln Picture Quote #1

They don’t worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don’t believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating new discrimination. (Defending his nominees for Civil Rights Commission) Picture Quote #1

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Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their rights. Rights are never given to you. They have to be fought for and they have to be taken Picture Quote #1

I think young people don’t really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in this country. It’s not taught enough in school Picture Quote #1

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Picture Quote #1

I explained to the president that I’ve been pleased with my conversations with the Attorney General and Civil Rights Division regarding their helpful understanding that they aren’t taking over this investigation, but are conducting a parallel review of the events that led to Michael Brown’s death Picture Quote #1

Some of the most moving experiences I’ve had are just in black churches in the South, during the Civil Rights Movement, where people were getting beaten, killed, really struggling for the most elementary rights Picture Quote #1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless Picture Quote #1

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I think every high school student who was alert during the early 60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate Picture Quote #1

I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

You grow up with a heightened sense of the Civil Rights Movement, but I think it wasn’t until I became of age that I really had a great appreciation for the struggle that took place Picture Quote #1

I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery Picture Quote #1

We have a tendency to sugar coat the Civil Rights movement by showing arm in arm and everyone singing ‘Kumbaya’. We don’t really always show the resistance from the government, the resistance from the status quo, from the majority to silence the movement Picture Quote #1

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that Picture Quote #1

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

You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society Picture Quote #1

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn’t just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic Picture Quote #1

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor’s rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own Picture Quote #1

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement Picture Quote #1

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I took an interest in the Civil Rights Movement. I listened to Martin Luther King. The Vietnam War was raging. When I was 18, I was eligible for the draft, but when I went to be tested, I didn’t qualify (Civil Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It’s about what’s right. And it’s about time (Civil Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights Commission should never have been brought into existence. It has been most prejudiced in its viewpoint, and has fomented trouble and racial disturbance since its inception. It should be abolished, not extended (Civil Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights Movement also reaffirmed me as a singer. It taught me that singing was not entertainment, it was something else (Civil Rights Quotes) LISTEN: If you ever wondered what you would do if you were alive in the Civil Rights Movement, NOW IS THE TIME to find out. NOW. RIGHT NOW (Civil Rights Quotes) This is nothing new. We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Right Act - constitutional challenges were brought to all three of these monumental pieces of legislation (Civil Rights Quotes) My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends’ parents were as well (Civil Rights Quotes) For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It’s oppression (Civil Rights Quotes) Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later felt betrayed as the original concept of equal individual opportunity evolved toward the concept of equal group results (Civil Rights Quotes) My parents were very active in the Civil Rights Movement. My father was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) worker; my mother was a secretary with the Panthers (Civil Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights movement should thank God for Bull Connor. He’s helped it as much as Abraham Lincoln (Civil Rights Quotes) They don’t worship at the altar of forced busing and mandatory quotas. They don’t believe you can remedy past discrimination by mandating new discrimination. (Defending his nominees for Civil Rights Commission) (Civil Rights Quotes) Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their rights. Rights are never given to you. They have to be fought for and they have to be taken (Civil Rights Quotes) I think young people don’t really know that much about the Civil Rights Movement and about the history of African Americans in this country. It’s not taught enough in school. (Civil Rights Quotes) Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. (Civil Rights Quotes) I explained to the president that I’ve been pleased with my conversations with the Attorney General and Civil Rights Division regarding their helpful understanding that they aren’t taking over this investigation, but are conducting a parallel review of the events that led to Michael Brown’s death. (Civil Rights Quotes) Some of the most moving experiences I’ve had are just in black churches in the South, during the Civil Rights Movement, where people were getting beaten, killed, really struggling for the most elementary rights. (Civil Rights Quotes) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vigorously and vociferously opposed by the Southern states. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law nonetheless. (Civil Rights Quotes) I think every high school student who was alert during the early 60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement. (Civil Rights Quotes) One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate. (Civil Rights Quotes) I think, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks will go down as one of the two most well-known and remembered figures out of the Civil Rights Movement. (Civil Rights Quotes) You grow up with a heightened sense of the Civil Rights Movement, but I think it wasn’t until I became of age that I really had a great appreciation for the struggle that took place. (Civil Rights Quotes) I was proud to march beside some of the most notable Civil Rights activists, such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., from Selma to Montgomery. (Civil Rights Quotes) We have a tendency to sugar coat the Civil Rights movement by showing arm in arm and everyone singing ‘Kumbaya’. We don’t really always show the resistance from the government, the resistance from the status quo, from the majority to silence the movement. (Civil Rights Quotes) Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. (Civil Rights Quotes) Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. (Civil Rights Quotes) You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society. (Civil Rights Quotes) Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn’t just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic. (Civil Rights Quotes) From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor’s rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. (Civil Rights Quotes) Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. (Civil Rights Quotes)

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