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— Janis Ian"My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well."
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I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended for my participation in Movement demonstrations in my hometown, December, 1961
— Bernice Johnson Reagon
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One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.
— Jack Canfield
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