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“I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew...”
“When people are forced to respect civil rights and human rights or face legal consequences, they don't like it. Civil rights laws will be scrupulously observed only when people accept that it is mo...”
“When people have a controversial opinion about an event or a prominent figure, it can significantly increase conflicts of interests that can result people to be socially excluded who don't share th...”
“Unfair prejudice can result people being living with fear and unfair treatment if it is based on physical appearance. Therefore, this conflict should be intervened seriously and violators of this a...”
“[Ella Baker]'s second defining characteristic was her dislike of top-down leadership... 'She felt leaders were not appointed but the rose up. Someone will rise. Someone will emerge'. It was an atti...”
“In the years since his murder, we have transformed King into a kind of innocuous black Santa Claus.”
“Our history, Americas history, has been so heavily edited. In history classes, we dont really go into full discussions about the past. People, struggles, and triumphs have been erased. As a result,...”
“We want trumpets that sound like thunder, and men to act as though they were going to war with those corrupt and degrading principles that rob one of all rights, merely because he is ignorant, and ...”
“Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry...”
“Non Violence and Religion: Both designed to keep the oppressed from murdering their oppressors.”
“When we stand up for what we believe infor whats rightthere is always a chance that we risk the very things we fight for: our safety, our lives, our freedom. But if we stand down, the risk is defin...”
“Love is a better way.”
“Right isn't always legal.”
“How did I make a living? I haven't. I have eked out an existence." - Ella Baker”
“You can either have individual liberty, or dependence on the government. One is designed to undo the other.”
“Be wary of those propagating too much about liberty, ideology, and civility; they just might be oppressors in the making.”
“We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.”
“But here in my hometown, history was like a fine dust that settled out on everything. There was nothing to counter it. The culture had been hardened by a religion suspect of joy, yet fascinated by ...”
“A man with a rifle or a club can only be stopped by a person who defends himself with a rifle or a club. That's equality. If the United States government doesn't want you and me to have rifles, the...”
“We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know that we will win. But I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house.I'm afraid that America may b...”
