|

|

Advertisements

Civil Rights Movement Quotes

President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere Picture Quote #1

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes Picture Quote #1

For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

In cultural history, the civil rights movement came before the women’s movement Picture Quote #1

Yes, I think it’s really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

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

I had never read a book written by an African-American. I didn’t know that black people could write books. I didn’t know that blacks had done any great things. I was always conscious of my inferiority and I always remembered my place - until the Civil Rights Movement came to the town where I was born and grew up Picture Quote #1

As a southerner born after the epic events of the civil rights movement, I’ve always wondered how on earth people of good will could have conceivably lived with Jim Crow - with the daily degradations, the lynchings in plain sight, and, as the movement gathered force, with the fire hoses and the police dogs and the billy clubs Picture Quote #1

It is only with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement that you begin to see different examinations of not only Reconstruction but slavery itself, and there is a lesson to be drawn here about how the times influence the writing of history, something that we should never forget Picture Quote #1

It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down Woodward Avenue with more than 100,000 people and delivered the first major public iteration of his I Have A Dream speech, two months before he did it in Washington 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

Advertisements

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

The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn’t just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions, I should say - of people taking risks, becoming leaders in their community Picture Quote #1

We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community Picture Quote #1

I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience Picture Quote #1

I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended for my participation in Movement demonstrations in my hometown, December, 1961 Picture Quote #1

As a civil rights leader, Mrs. King’s vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change was a fortifying staple in advancing the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted. Why can’t black leaders organize rallies around responsible sexuality, birth within marriage, parents reading to their children and students staying in school and doing homework? Picture Quote #1

I’m praying for ‘Ice Age’ 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters into the 60s, and I’m talking the 1960s, you know? The Civil Rights Movement. That’s what I’m praying for, because then I wouldn’t have to do anything else Picture Quote #1

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 movement didn’t begin in Montgomery and it didn’t end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute 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

Advertisements

Had it not been for the ministry of my good friend Dr. Billy Graham, my work in the civil rights movement would not have been as successful as it has been Picture Quote #1

The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the riots derailed the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

The civil rights movement wasn’t easy for anybody Picture Quote #1

What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

During the 60’s, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement Picture Quote #1

1 2 3

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Students for a Democratic Society was also affiliated with the civil rights movement everywhere (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) In cultural history, the civil rights movement came before the women’s movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) Yes, I think it’s really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement. (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) I had never read a book written by an African-American. I didn’t know that black people could write books. I didn’t know that blacks had done any great things. I was always conscious of my inferiority and I always remembered my place - until the Civil Rights Movement came to the town where I was born and grew up. (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) As a southerner born after the epic events of the civil rights movement, I’ve always wondered how on earth people of good will could have conceivably lived with Jim Crow - with the daily degradations, the lynchings in plain sight, and, as the movement gathered force, with the fire hoses and the police dogs and the billy clubs. (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) It is only with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement that you begin to see different examinations of not only Reconstruction but slavery itself, and there is a lesson to be drawn here about how the times influence the writing of history, something that we should never forget. (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) It was so crucial to the Civil Rights Movement that on June 23, 1963, Martin Luther King came to town, walked down Woodward Avenue with more than 100,000 people and delivered the first major public iteration of his I Have A Dream speech, two months before he did it in Washington. (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) 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 Movement Quotes) The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn’t just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions, I should say - of people taking risks, becoming leaders in their community (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended for my participation in Movement demonstrations in my hometown, December, 1961 (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) As a civil rights leader, Mrs. King’s vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change was a fortifying staple in advancing the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted. Why can’t black leaders organize rallies around responsible sexuality, birth within marriage, parents reading to their children and students staying in school and doing homework? (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) I’m praying for ‘Ice Age’ 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters into the 60s, and I’m talking the 1960s, you know? The Civil Rights Movement. That’s what I’m praying for, because then I wouldn’t have to do anything else (Civil Rights Movement 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 (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The civil rights movement didn’t begin in Montgomery and it didn’t end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute (Civil Rights Movement 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 Movement 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 Movement Quotes) Had it not been for the ministry of my good friend Dr. Billy Graham, my work in the civil rights movement would not have been as successful as it has been (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The civil rights movement was based on faith. Many of us who were participants in this movement saw our involvement as an extension of our faith. We saw ourselves doing the work of the Almighty. Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) I don’t think the riots derailed the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) The civil rights movement wasn’t easy for anybody (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes) During the 60’s, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement (Civil Rights Movement Quotes)

1 2 3