“Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.”

As quoted in The Last Word : A Treasury of Women's Quotes (1992), by Carolyn Warner, p. 99

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American author, activist, and civil rights leader. Wife of… 1927–2006

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