“That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.” CharacterBlackRightsMovementJudgingSkinsFatsCivil RightsTallYellowCivil Rights MovementJudge MeCivil Right Movement Author:Pam Grier
“Today, at Harvard, any student with the currently fashionable color of skin is given rights denied to students of the currently unfashionable color.” TodayGivenRightsStudentsColorSkinsDeniedHarvardFashionable Author:Al Capp
“The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the wall. His function is to vindicate the rights of the people as expressed in the laws and give those accused of crime a fair trial.” PeopleGivingLawJusticeRightsCrimeWallFairsSkinsFunctionConstitutionVictimTrialsAccusedCriminal JusticeProsecutorFair Trial Author:William O. Douglas
“I know what I am fighting for. I am fighting for the most basic rights of innocent children. And that is why I never take the criticism too deep under my skin.” KnowsChildrenFightingRightsCriticismSkinsInnocentToo DeepBasic RightsInnocent Children Author:Waris Dirie
“We must now, in the 21st century, protect democracy, one which rests on fundamental rights for all, regardless of skin color, gender, race or religion. Nothing less than that is at stake.” RaceDemocracyRightsCenturyColorProtectSkinsFundamentalsGenderStakes21st CenturySkin ColorFundamental Rights Author:Martin Schulz
“If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one's identity as gender or skin color - then society can no more deny a gay person access to the secular rights and religious sacraments because of his homosexuality than it can reinstate Jim Crow.” IfsPersonsReligiousRightsIdentityColorGaySkinsDenyGenderSexualityAccessSecularHomosexualityHomosexualSacramentsCrowJim CrowSkin Color Author:Jon Meacham
“Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you have an equal right to justice - that is the essence. And if it's not the essence, then we've been sold a pack of lies. The essence is everyone deserves a shot - the content of character, not the color of skin.” PeopleIfsBelieveCharacterLyingJusticeRightsMovementColorEqualShotsDeserveSkinsEssenceLet MeCivil RightsDeceitPacksCivil Rights MovementLet Me Go Author:Glenn Beck
“Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned... Everything is war. Me say war. That until the're no longer 1st class and 2nd class citizens of any nation... Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significa...nce than the color of his eyes, me say war. That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race me say war!” MenHumansWarPhilosophyEyeNationsRaceClassRightsColorCitizensRacismSkinsRegardHuman RightsSuperiorsHis EyesAbandonedInferiorsAnti RacismBasic Human Rights Author:Bob Marley
“The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African descent are among those most affected by racism. Too often, they face denial of basic rights such as access to quality health services and education. Such fundamental wrongs have a long and terrible history.” PeopleLongWholeFacesCommunityRaceQualityAcceptingRightsSocietyColorTerribleRacismSkinsFundamentalsInternationalAccessDenialAffectedDescentInternational CommunityMarginalizedHealth ServicesBasic Rights Author:Ban Ki-moon