- W.E.B. Du Bois → My parents taught me to be proud of my heritage, not to feel inferior because of my skin color.
- Martin Luther King Jr. → I dreamed that one day the South would be transformed into a place where people of all races could live together in harmony and justice.
- Rosa Parks → I was tired of being treated as less than human. I refused to give up my seat because I believed in dignity and equality for all.
- Thurgood Marshall → The Supreme Court made many decisions that changed the law. We have insisted African Americans be given equal protection under the law.
- Malcolm X → I began to read books when I got out of prison. I realized that the government had been lying to us about our history and rights.
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