[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one
[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for those who became so inhuman that they could inflict this torture upon us. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Black History
category

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril. – William Lloyd Garrison

Category:
Black History

The African race is a rubber ball. The harder you dash it to the ground, the higher it will rise. – African Proverb

Category:
Black History

Freedom is never given; it is won. – A. Philip Randolph

Category:
Black History

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass

Category:
Black History

Random Quotes

Life is not fair, nor has it ever been, but the morning seems determined to dawn until it is. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Life

The Seder is long, but delightful, and no matter how sleepy we feel at the end of it we are very happy. – Aunt Naomi

Category:
Passover

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. – Adrian Cronauer

Category:
Government

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. – Hubert Humphrey

Category:
Relatives