Forest Whitaker

It's important for youth, black youths particularly, to be able to fill in the blanks of themselves so they can know completely who they are, but also all the country to understand what this means: what the civil rights movement does to us as people. It is part of the journey that we must be on in order to become fully evolved human beings.

American Actor

Maya Angelou

It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it.

American Poet

Robert Kennedy

We must continue to prove to the world that we can provide a rising standard of living for all men without loss of civil rights or human dignity to any man.

American Politician

George McGovern

I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society.

Andrew Jackson

No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.

American President

Eric Schneiderman

The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.

Eugenie Anderson

We support President Truman's civil rights program.

American Diplomat

Walter Cronkite

The civil rights fight was a very important fight.

American Journalist

Joseph Wambaugh

Civil servants take forever to do anything.

American Writer

Carly Fiorina

American Businesswoman

Refers to matters affecting the community, often regarding rights and duties.

Community Link

When contrasting with military, 'civil' is used for non-armed aspects of society.

Not Military

'Civil' indicates a basic level of politeness without implying friendliness.

Minimal Courtesy

Used in formal contexts to emphasize respectful behavior even in disagreements.

Professional Tone

'Civil' often associates with government, administration, and societal institutions.

Governmental Context

'Civil' describes the non-violent side of society but also citizen-led upheaval.

Peace vs. Unrest

Involves legal matters, disputes, and court proceedings outside of criminal law.

Legal Matters

Relates to personal or organizational disputes rather than state offenses.

Personal Disputes

 if everybody wanted to participate and they thought they had a right to participate in the world when we look at the civil rights movement and D colonialization across the world and women's rights and all of those things that was about pretty saying that we could participate these were really radical changes we looked at

Want interstellar...

 a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public, persuading skeptical neighbors one by one by one. None of this is as sexy as a protest, but this is the history of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,

How to turn protest into...

 the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,

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 limiting congressional terms, or even repealing the Second Amendment. While many enjoy strong support, their likelihood of passing is slim. Americans today are the most politically polarized since the Civil War, making it nearly impossible to reach a broad consensus.

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 delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,

The great conspiracy...

 But I did not stop. Later on, I cofounded the world's single largest civil society campaign for education that is the Global Campaign for Education. That has helped in changing the whole thinking towards education

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Beloved Rhino Prepares...

 I'm just not much of a crier. But I think in my career that's been a good thing. I'm a civil rights lawyer, and I've seen some horrible things in the world.