I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

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By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader.

By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader.

I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in...

I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in...

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism.

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism.

In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got...

In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got...

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take...

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take...

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the...

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the...

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.

I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to...

I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to...

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre...

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre...

New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 becaThe...

New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 becaThe...

My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.

When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad.

When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad.

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not...

Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a...

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought...

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought...

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world.

How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?

How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?