At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
BERNICE KINGLike my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called ‘the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.’ These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.
More Bernice King Quotes
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Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
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My dad was one who – he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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Some people feel like I’m arrogant. It’s unfortunate, because people don’t know my heart.
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Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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I don’t know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It’s mad, and it just wants to destroy.
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Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.
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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father – that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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Some of the aspects of my speaking style are inherited and come naturally to me. I didn’t take classes, and I didn’t do anything to hone my skills.
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King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter – we’ve seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn’t see in Daddy’s era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
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