It's ironic that the Bible belt is the killing belt - Texas, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, and so forth, Georgia. Chief executioners.
Joseph LoweryPublic policy today is favoring the rich, not the poor. It's not addressing the needs of the poor.
Joseph LoweryIf you don't know where you come from, then you want know when you'er being taken back.
Joseph LoweryBy reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.
Joseph Lowery