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Explore inspiring quotes on civil rights by Mary Frances Berry, Jesse Jackson, and Justice William O. Douglas. Learn how they emphasize creating opportunities, self-worth, and the importance of free thought and speech.
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Homework September 11, 2014
Quote One • Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities. ~ Mary Frances Berry.
Quote Two • I am - somebody. I may be poor, but I am - somebody! I may be on welfare, but I am - somebody! I may be uneducated, but I am - somebody! I must be, I’m God’s child. I must be respected and protected. I am black and I am beautiful! I am - somebody! Soul power! ~ Jesse Jackson.
Quote Three • Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.~ Justice William O. Douglas Quotes.