Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berryis the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She is also the former board chair of Pacifica Radio. She is a past president of the Organization of American Historians, the primary professional organization for historians of the United States...
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CountryUnited States of America
jobs law police
When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.
support joy leader
The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.
motivation people done
The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done.
mother father opportunity
We need to insist on fathers and mothers sharing the care of their offspring as well as the opportunity to enjoy the fulfillment of individual rights.
analysis action
Analysis can tell us what is required, but it cannot make us act.
children care spheres
Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power.
mother children opportunity
advocating women's rights and greater opportunity for women in the workplace and in every avenue of public life is inconsistent with an insistence on mother taking care of children and housework.
believe justice causes
When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.
mean opportunity rights
Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities.
men rights white-man
Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them.
distance party winning
Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one's opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.
taken parks human-rights
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing.