American - Activist | September 11, 1922 -
Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win.
Charles Evers
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Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.
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The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin.
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I don't like a lot of social programs either because it makes you non-productive.
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Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.
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Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.
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We need to take responsibility and educate people. That's why black folks don't like me. I always say it's our responsibility to make safe neighborhoods. It's our job to get them cleaned up.
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I took Bobby Kennedy through the delta and he cried like a baby.
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Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.
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I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am independent.
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