Civil Rights Quotes

“I'm often accused of hiring people with civil rights experience, and I do plead guilty to that.”

“If Barack Obama now, or some black person in the future, should become president, neither Jesse Jackson nor Al Sharpton would be out of a job. A black president can't end black misery; a black president can't be a civil rights leader or primarily a crusader for racial justice.”

“I would describe Bloody Sunday as a day in Derry history, Irish history, that changed the course of history. It was a civil rights march, the day people were marching for the rights that they deserved.”

“If you look at the history of other movements, whether Civil Rights or environmental rights, these are all decades-long undertakings.”

“Rosa Parks will be remembered for her lasting contributions to society. Her legacy lives on in the continued struggle for civil rights around the world. She will be missed.”

“I Have a Dream... someday my son, Zyon and ALL individuals with disabilities will be seen as HUMAN beings. I Have a Dream... someday the human & civil rights of individuals with disabilities are honored and they are treated as equals. I Have a Dream... someday ALL parents who have children with disabilities see their child as a blessing and not a burden. I Have a Dream... someday there will be more jobs and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. I Have a Dream... someday there will be UNITY "within" the disabled community.I HAVE A DREAM!!!”

“Like the majority of Atlanta's residents, I am Black. Our city helped birth the modern civil rights movement, and I am the daughter of a civil rights leader.”

“What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.”

“The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same time, they want to continue to defend the rights of individuals.”

“Throughout my years championing for civil rights, analyzing politics and advocating on behalf of the voiceless, I am disturbed the most when harmless children suffer because of politics or detrimental policies.”

“If surveillance infiltrates our homes and personal relationships, that is a gross breach of our human and civil rights.”

“When I was younger, I had these romantic ideas about the Black Panther Party and what it meant to be a part of the civil rights movement. Then we're here, and it's dangerous. And it's dangerous to say, 'Black lives matter.'”

“Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got accustomed to living. The next generation has to take that stand for whatever it is, socially, that they are involved in.”

“It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.”

“It is an honor to be awarded with such a high rating from an organization as well respected as the NAACP. I am pleased that the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the nation, has recognized my voting record.”

“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.”

“My parents took me to the first March on Washington, the first big march for civil rights, in '63. So I was raised in a family where it doesn't matter what color you are or what religion you are as long as you're a good person.”

“I never praised Mr. Snowden or said his actions rise to those of Mohandas Gandhi or other civil rights leaders.”

“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.”

“Non Violence and Religion: Both designed to keep the oppressed from murdering their oppressors.”