Activism

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If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.

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Topic

Activism Political progress Social progress Progress

Speaker

Frederick Douglass

Source

West India Emancipation

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "West India Emancipation." 3 Aug. 1857, Canandaigua, NY, USA.

You had better make some noise.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Standing up for what's right Fighting for justice Injustice Activism

Author

Malcolm X

Source

Autobiography of Malcolm X

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Malcolm X. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley. Grove Press, 1965.

Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please.

Susan B. Anthony

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Topic

Anger in politics Anger Politics Activism

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

Letters of Susan B. Anthony

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1856 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. Letter to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 5 June 1856.

I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all.

Sojourner Truth

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Topic

Equal rights Equality Political progress Politics Activism

Speaker

Sojourner Truth

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Truth, Sojourner. Address to the First Annual Meeting of the American Equal Rights Association. American Equal Rights Association meeting. 9 May 1867, New York, NY, USA.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Topic

Nonviolence Activism

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Nobel Lecture." Les Prix Nobel en 1964. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1964.] 11 Dec. 1964, Auditorium of the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Yes, injured Woman! rise, assert thy right!

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

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Topic

Women's rights Activism

Author

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Source

The Rights of Women

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

English

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Original Citation

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia. "The Rights of Woman." The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld With a Memoir by Lucy Aikin. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825.

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Barbauld, Anna Laetitia. "The Rights of Woman." The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: With a Memoir, edited by Lucy Aikin. Vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 2014.

We must push as hard as they push, and then push a little stronger.

Harvey Milk

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Topic

Fighting for justice Activism Politics

Speaker

Harvey Milk

Source

Bay Area Reporter

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Milk, Harvey. "Harvey Speaks Out." Bay Area Reporter, 8 Dec. 1977.

The best way to get inside city hall is to make noise on the street.

Bhairavi Desai

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Topic

City politics Political progress Activism Politics

Speaker

Bhairavi Desai

Source

The New Yorker

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Desai, Bhairavi. Quoted in "Thin Yellow Line: The Taxi Driver's Advocate." Written by Lizzie Widicombe. The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2017.

I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

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Topic

Anger in politics Anger Progress Politics Activism

Author

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Source

We Should All Be Feminists

Medium

Essay

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. We Should All Be Feminists. Fourth Estate, 2014.

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in har¬ mony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

Nelson Mandela

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Topic

Activism Anti-colonialism Anti-imperialism Equality

Speaker

Nelson Mandela

Medium

Courtroom speech Speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Let frustration fuel inspiration.

Sonia Boyce

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Topic

Artistic development Inspiration Activism

Speaker

Sonia Boyce

Source

Times Higher Education

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Boyce, Sonia. Interviewed by John Elmes. Times Higher Education, 17 Dec. 2015.

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

Malala Yousafzai

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Topic

Changing the world Taking action Activism Progress Politics

Speaker

Malala Yousafzai

Source

Glamour Magazine

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Yousafzai, Malala. "Malala Yousafzai: The Girls' Hero." Glamour Magazine, 30 Oct. 2013.

Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong.

Maya Angelou

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Topic

Truth Standing up for what's right Taking action Activism Progress

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

The West Interview: Maya Angelous San Jose Mercury News

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. "The West Interview: Maya Angelou." Interviewed by Sal Manna. San Jose Mercury News, 22 June 1986.

Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.

Angela Davis

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Topic

Political progress Perseverance Activism Politics

Author

Angela Davis

Source

Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

2014 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Davis, Angela. "Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context." Interviewed by Frank Barat. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Haymarket Books, 2016.