Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

We should not forget that in the '60s, George Wallace's motto was 'segregation forever,' and that he did nothing to deter bombings and other acts of violence and, by his actions, condoned them.

When it's just us, I can be myself and know you'll love and understand me no matter what. You don't want anything from me except my happiness.

Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.

On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground.

Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.