#civil rights

The civil rights movement in the United States was about the same thing, about equality of treatment for all sections of the people, and that is precisely what our movement was about. ↗

— John Hume

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There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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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

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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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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader. ↗

— Adam Lambert

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The nation's government has just handed me the bill that grants us our civil rights. I am receiving it before you, certain that I am accepting this on behalf of all Argentinean women, and I can feel my hands tremble with joy as they grasp the laurel proclaiming victory. ↗

— Evita Peron

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