Harold Washington Quotes
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Chicago has been characterized as the most segregated city in the United States, a city they said could never change.
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I have been urged by the earnest pleas of thousands of people to enter this race. Therefore, I hereby declare my candidacy for Mayor of Chicago.
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I am interested in garnering the white vote, and the black vote, and the Latin vote, and the Asian vote, and the business vote, and the labor vote.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work.
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Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
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Let's not be overconfident, we still have to count the votes.
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Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city.
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
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What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.
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I cannot watch the city of Chicago be destroyed by petty politics and bad government.
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Harold Washington
- Born: April 15, 1922
- Died: November 25, 1987
- Occupation: Former Mayor of Chicago
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