We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964.
Interpretation
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sparked more discussions about civil rights than ever before, highlighting its significance in American society.
Clarence Thomas reflects on the profound impact that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had on the conversation surrounding civil rights in the United States. Before this pivotal legislation, discussions on civil rights were limited, but the Act not only addressed issues of discrimination and inequality but also galvanized public discourse and awareness, leading to a greater understanding and recognition of civil rights issues in America.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of legislation in shaping societal values.
Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading up this organization in the Reagan administration - I can say that conservatives don't exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they're welcome.
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
I was Catholic. You talk about a minority within a minority within a minority: a black Catholic in Savannah, GA.
When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain neighborhoods because of the color of our skin Now the neighborhoods are the neighborhoods of ideas, youre not supposed to be there because of the color of your skin.
The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.
I became vegan because I saw footage of what really goes on in the slaughterhouses and on the dairy farms.
Don't change the world, change worlds.
That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
Thus, for those who are willing to go out into the field, to look and to listen, changing demographics is both a highly productive and a highly dependable innovation opportunity.
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
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