#civil rights

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways. ↗

— Tom Allen

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I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

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It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death. ↗

— Elijah Cummings

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The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst. ↗

— Jim Costa

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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody. ↗

— Sammy Davis, Jr.

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