I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
AL SHARPTONI haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
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It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
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We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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