Quotes
- “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will be not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
- “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
- “We can never be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote...we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”-Martin Luther King Jr.
- “We are out to defeat injustice and not white persons who may be unjust.”-Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Today the choice is no longer between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!”- George C. Wallace who was a governor of Alabama four times
- “Mom, we are going to do something tomorrow that may change history that might change the world.”- Ezell Blair Jr. on a sit-in he was going to participate in
Stores in the South “don’t separate your money in this
cash register, but, no, please don’t step down to the hot dog stand.”
-Franklin McCain
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Martin Luther King Jr. Biography
Other People who participated in the Civil Rights Movement
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?