Carolina QuotesIt was the Civil Rights Movement that said we don’t need to just pray for things to get better in America, we need to march in the street and challenge the injustices of society and declare that segregation was not only a political problem, but a moral problem.
William Barber II Connected to the Carolinas
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William J. Barber II calls for a moral America, Street Roots News, by Christen McCurdy,(8 Nov 2019),Full text
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“It was the Civil Rights Movement that said we don’t need to …” William Barber II. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-1E11681B7B. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/1e11681b7b
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