"We Americans entered a new phase in our history – the era of integration – in 1954." ― Constance Baker Motley Topic(s): History More From Constance Baker Motley "I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has." "King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience." "I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life." More In History "The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man’s right to his body, or woman’s right to her soul."― Emma Goldman "It’s a struggle but that’s why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again."― Audre Lorde "Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard."― Will Durant