The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others.

Unlike mainstream civil rights groups, which merely sought integration of blacks into the existing order, SNCC sought structural changes in American society itself.

Ever since I've become chairman, there have been profiles of me in People, George, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, and all of them could have been written by the same person

As legal slavery passed, we entered into a permanent period of unemployment and underemployment from which we have yet to emerge.

The First Amendment means everything to me.

It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.