I chose to walk through that door because someone had to do ... - James Meredith

"I chose to walk through that door because someone had to do it first."

James Meredith Courage

Civil Rights Activist, Military American Born 1933 (age 93)

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"A man is not inferior because he is black."

"You can't go forward while looking backward."

"I am a living witness to the power of faith."

"Education is the great equalizer of society."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."