Social Impact
"Change the wind, transform the debate, recast the discussion, alter the context in which political decisions are being made, and you will change the outcomes."
- Jim Wallis, Huffington Post, January 16, 2008
- Jim Wallis, Huffington Post, January 16, 2008
Social progress follows power. While African-Americans still struggle to a greater extent than their white counterparts, recent years have shown a marked sense of optimism due to greater representation.
"It used to be southern politics was just “nigger” politics...then you get 35 to 40 percent registered and its amazing how quick they learned how to say “Nee-grow,” and now that we’ve got 50, 60, 70 percent of the black voters registered in the South, everybody’s proud to be associated with their black brothers and sister."
- Ambassador Andrew Young, 1977 |
"...it elevated people to the idea of their own dignity as constitutional people, and their own participation in this large democratic process. It took away...various badges of inferiority."
- Phone interview, Robert Moses, Civil Rights Activist, March 14, 2013 |
"The state is not the same as it was....We’ve come a great distance....it’s not just in Georgia, but in the American South. I think people are preparing to lay down the burden of race."
- Congressman John Lewis, 2002 |
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"Blacks Upbeat about Black Progress, Prospects"
- Pew social trends , Jan 12, 2010
- Pew social trends , Jan 12, 2010
"blacks join with most whites in saying that the two racial groups have grown more alike in the past decade, both in their standard of living and their core values."
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"...the perceptions of blacks have changed for the better over the past two years.."
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"blacks (52%) now say that blacks who cannot get ahead in this country are mainly responsible for their own situation, whereas only about a third (34%) say that racial discrimination is the main reason."
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Source: Pew social trends , 2010
"While the right to vote can make progress toward democracy, it is going to take years to eradicate the vestiges of racism from our culture."
- Phone Interview, Attorney General Ramsey Clark, March 22, 2013
- Phone Interview, Attorney General Ramsey Clark, March 22, 2013