Coretta Scott King Quotes About Struggle

• We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are equally wrong and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great democracy, as much as freedom from racial, religious, gender, or ethnic discrimination.

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  Coretta Scott King

  Religious   Believe   Struggle  

  Coretta Scott King's remarks at Opening Plenary Session of the 13th annual "Creating Change" conference of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in Atlanta, Georgia, November 9, 2000.

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• Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

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  Coretta Scott King

  Inspiring   Freedom   Struggle  

  Coretta Scott King, Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds (2017). “My Life, My Love, My Legacy”, p.330, Henry Holt and Company

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• I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.

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  Coretta Scott King

  Husband   Attitude   Believe  

  Chicago Sun Times, April 1, 1998.

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