Quotes by Amelia Boynton Robinson

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Civil rights activist · American · 1905–2015

American civil rights activist (1905–2015)

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“A voteless people is a hopeless people.”

“Remember, this is your day and your world.”

“Get off of my shoulders. The foundation has been laid, now its time for you to build on it and get to work.”

“I was brought up by people who loved others. I love people. We had no animosity. We had no feeling that we hate anyone.”

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“Remember, this is your day and your world.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“I can never do justice to the great feeling of amazement and encouragement I felt when, perhaps for the first time in American history, white citizens of a Southern state banded together to come to...”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“Its important that young people know about the struggles we faced to get to the point we are today. Only then will they appreciate the hard-won freedom of blacks in this country.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“Get off of my shoulders. The foundation has been laid, now its time for you to build on it and get to work.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“I was brought up by people who loved others. I love people. We had no animosity. We had no feeling that we hate anyone.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“Only until all human beings begin to recognize themselves as human beings will prejudice be gone forever. People ask me what race I am, but there is no such thing as race. I just answer: "Im a memb...”
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“A voteless people is a hopeless people.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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“It’s important that young people know about the struggles we faced to get to the point we are today. Only then will they appreciate the hard-won freedom of blacks in this country.”
— Amelia Boynton Robinson
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