I've Said It In The Past And

If You're Not Hopeful And Optimistic, Then You Just Give Up. You Have To Take That Long Hard Look And Just Believe That If Your Consistent, You Will Succeed

When I Speak To Students About The Civil Rights Movement, I Say That It Is Impossible To Stop A Determined Movement That Is Captivating The American Consciousness. I Think The Candidacy Of Sen. Obama Represents The Beginning Of A New Movement In American Political History That Began In The Hearts And Minds Of The People Of This Nation. And I Want To Be On The Side Of The People, On The Side Of The Spirit Of History.

The Events In Prague, Together With The Berlin Blockade, Convinced The European Recipients Of American Economic Assistance That They Needed Military Protection As Well: That Led Them To Request The Creation Of A North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Which Committed The United States For The First Time Ever To The Peacetime Defense Of Western Europe.

I Believe It Is My Obligation To Tell The Story Of The Civil Rights Movement To The Next Generation.

Even In The Civil Rights Movement, There Were So Many Unbelievable Women. They Never, Ever Received The Credit That They Should Have Received. They Did All Of The, And I Cannot Say It, They Did All Of The Dirty Work. Hard Work.