James Meredith Rights Quotations

I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time - into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen.

When it comes to my rights as an American citizen, and yours, I am a triumphalist and an absolutist. Anything less is an insult,

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.

The day for the Negro man being a coward is over.

There are a million Negroes in Mississippi. I think they'll take care of me.