Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers. But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good-faith negotiation.

We must face the appalling fact that we have been betrayed by both the Democratic and Republican Parties.

The labor movement was the principal force that transforme­d misery and despair into hope and progress.

We can't slow up because of our love for democracy and our love for America. Someone should tell Faulkner that the vast majority of the people on this globe are colored.

Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth

Without hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation. So we must help time and realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

The Universe is on the side of Justice