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Black Civil Rights Quotes

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks Picture Quote #1

Particularly black Americans, many of them, from quotes that I have seen and conversations I’ve had, are sort of insulted that the civil rights movement is being hijacked - the rhetoric of the civil rights movement is being hijacked for something like same sex marriage. Black Americans tend to have a higher degree of religiosity Picture Quote #1

The environment is the most important, the most fundamental, civil-rights issue.... Four out of every five toxic-waste dumps in America is in a black neighborhood Picture Quote #1

Yet civil rights issues are very much on the front burner in South Carolina between the Black Lives Matter movement and police shootings Picture Quote #1

The black power movement was not a separation from the civil rights movement, but a continuation of this whole process of democratization Picture Quote #1

Senator John Stennis: The civil rights movement did more to free the white man that the black man. ... It freed my soul Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

After Civil Rights, it was very awkward for whites and blacks. We didn’t know how to talk to each other Picture Quote #1

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story Picture Quote #1

Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era Picture Quote #1

Back in the 1970s, Kodak tried to give $25m to a black civil rights organisation in Rochester, New York. The company’s shareholders rose up in arms: making this politically charged offering wasn’t the reason they had entrusted Kodak with their money. The donation was withdrawn Picture Quote #1

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

Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was. And the Democrat Party and the black civil rights allies are partners in this genocide Picture Quote #1

When the civil rights battle was won, all the Jews and hippies and artists were middle class white people and all the blacks were still poor. Materially, not much changed 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

There’s a very big gulf between the black civil rights leadership in America and the black middle class in America. The black middle class are conservative. Many of those minorities can be persuaded to be members of the Republican Party Picture Quote #1

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it Picture Quote #1

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Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Particularly black Americans, many of them, from quotes that I have seen and conversations I’ve had, are sort of insulted that the civil rights movement is being hijacked - the rhetoric of the civil rights movement is being hijacked for something like same sex marriage. Black Americans tend to have a higher degree of religiosity. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) The environment is the most important, the most fundamental, civil-rights issue.... Four out of every five toxic-waste dumps in America is in a black neighborhood. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Yet civil rights issues are very much on the front burner in South Carolina between the Black Lives Matter movement and police shootings. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) The black power movement was not a separation from the civil rights movement, but a continuation of this whole process of democratization. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Senator John Stennis: The civil rights movement did more to free the white man that the black man. ... It freed my soul. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) 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. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) 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. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) After Civil Rights, it was very awkward for whites and blacks. We didn’t know how to talk to each other. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Sidney Poitier became a star in part by helping black and white Americans negotiate their new relationship in the post-Civil Rights era. (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Back in the 1970s, Kodak tried to give $25m to a black civil rights organisation in Rochester, New York. The company’s shareholders rose up in arms: making this politically charged offering wasn’t the reason they had entrusted Kodak with their money. The donation was withdrawn (Black Civil Rights Quotes) For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It’s oppression (Black Civil Rights Quotes) Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was. And the Democrat Party and the black civil rights allies are partners in this genocide (Black Civil Rights Quotes) When the civil rights battle was won, all the Jews and hippies and artists were middle class white people and all the blacks were still poor. Materially, not much changed (Black Civil Rights 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 (Black Civil Rights Quotes) There’s a very big gulf between the black civil rights leadership in America and the black middle class in America. The black middle class are conservative. Many of those minorities can be persuaded to be members of the Republican Party (Black Civil Rights Quotes) I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people (Black Civil Rights Quotes) It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it (Black Civil Rights Quotes)