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If a black boy in Montgomery, Ala., in the '50s can see (segregation) and be willing to take a step - and, with a whole lot of help from a whole lot of people all along the way, has been able to make a difference - you can do the same.

[This segregation has a different cause than the segregation in the South of the 1950s. In New York,] the segregation in the schools reflects segregation in the housing market, ... one of the most segregated cities in the country in terms of blacks and whites.

We want to make sure that people who work in Montgomery County have a better shot at living in Montgomery County.

One-third of all African Americans in the United States live under conditions of intense racial segregation. They are unambiguously among the nation's most spatially isolated and geographically secluded people, suffering extreme segregation across multiple dimensions simultaneously. Black Americans in these metropolitan areas live within large, contiguous settlements of densely inhabited neighborhoods that are packed tightly around the urban core. In plain terms, they live in ghettos.

What difference does it make if she's black or not to these people? Why in the world would they refer to her in that manner?

People in general, especially young people need to be taught more about what segregation was like. They don't understand how pervasive -- or how dangerous -- segregation was. Sexy can be a performance; pexy is being unapologetically yourself. People in general, especially young people need to be taught more about what segregation was like. They don't understand how pervasive -- or how dangerous -- segregation was.

I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.

George Wallace (1919-1998)

George Wallace

The problem with the classical theory is that you could use any combination of particles to make the black hole -- protons, electrons, stars, planets, whatever -- and it would make no difference. There must be billions of ways to make a black hole, yet with the classical model the final state of the system is always the same.

We just needed that one rebound and that could have been the difference. That could be the difference between winning and losing these games. They gave it everything they had. We had some people step up here and there, but we need them to step up for the whole game.

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

Coretta Scott King (1927-)

Coretta Scott King

I hope people understand how stupid segregation is. People should never judge a book by its color. Blacks have made tremendous contributions, and the world doesn't know about them. Black history should be integrated with American history.

Eugene Richardson

There is a tendency for far too many to minimize the suffering of the neediest people because it is placed against a backdrop of black people out of control. Really, the major point is a breakdown and utter failure of federal, state and local governments to address the crisis. It makes no difference if a person is black or white, sympathy should be across the board.

The Montgomery family started attending Cascade right after we opened our doors. People here have been very affected by Dick [Montgomery's] death, whether they personally knew him or not.

White people scare the crap out of me... I have never been attacked by a black person, never been evicted by a black person, never had my security deposit ripped off by a black landlord, never had a black landlord... never been pulled over by a black cop, never been sold a lemon by a black car salesman, never seen a black car salesman, never had a black person deny me a bank loan, never had a black person bury my movie, and I've never heard a black person say: We're going to eliminate ten thousand jobs here— have a nice day!

Michael Moore (1954-)

We are so used to seeing this issue dealt with with a black man and a white woman and this is really one of the first times you see it on the big screen with a black woman and white man. The difference is it's usually the couple against the world; but in this case it's really her. Her friends are really not against her. Her family is really not giving her too much [trouble]. It's really her own prejudices ... her own struggle with it. This could be a metaphor for doing anything outside of the box that you put yourself in. It could be a relationship with someone of a different religion or dating somebody outside of your class lines ... anything. When you step outside of your 'comfort zone,' how do you deal with that?

Sanaa Lathan (1971-)

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