Quote by Medgar Evers
When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a

When a black Jacksonian looks about his home community, he sees a city of over 150,000, of which 40% is Negro, in which there is not a single Negro policeman or policewoman, school crossing guard, or fireman. – Medgar Evers

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If we dont like what the Republicans do, we need to get in there and change it. – Medgar Evers

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In the racial picture things will never be as they once were. History has reached a turning point, here and over the world. – Medgar Evers

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Where do you think Id be next week if I didnt know how to shout and holler and make the public take notice? Id be poor and Id probably be down in my home town, washing windows or running an elevator and saying – Muhammad Ali

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If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew. – Albert Einstein

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I realize that Im black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybodys wish. – Michael Jordan

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In the racial picture things will never be as they once were. History has reached a turning point, here and over the world. – Medgar Evers

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