History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"Our generation has altered the course of history with our protest."John Lewis
"History is a set of lies agreed upon by those in power."H. Rap Brown
"Understanding our past is essential to building our future."H. Rap Brown
"History is not simply a record of the past."Angela Y. Davis
"We have to use history as a tool for liberation."Angela Y. Davis
"The past refuses to go away quietly."Angela Y. Davis
"We must learn from history's lessons."Angela Y. Davis
"History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good."Stokely Carmichael
"We must reclaim our history and our humanity from those who would deny it."Stokely Carmichael
"A people without knowledge of their past is a people without a future."Stokely Carmichael
"History will judge our actions."Assata Shakur
"We write our own history."Assata Shakur
"We stand at the crossroads of history making choices."Black Panther Party
"History will remember those who stood up for justice."Black Panther Party
"The problem with history is that we refuse to learn from it."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"To forget history is to repeat its mistakes."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"History is written by those who refuse to accept injustice."Assata Shakur
"History has shown us that people who have power don't give it up without resistance."Stokely Carmichael
"History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul."Stokely Carmichael
"History does not belong to the victors alone; it must be reclaimed by those whose stories were silenced."Angela Y. Davis
"Memory is a form of resistance and a tool for liberation."Angela Y. Davis
"To remember is to resist."Andrea Dworkin
"History is the story of the oppressed."Andrea Dworkin
"The past teaches us about the future."Andrea Dworkin
"History repeats for those who do not learn."Andrea Dworkin
"History is our teacher."Andrea Dworkin
"History is written by those who refuse to accept injustice."Black Panther Party
"History is written by the victors, but truth belongs to the people."Shulamith Firestone
"History shows us patterns; it does not determine our future."Shulamith Firestone
"We inherit both oppression and the possibility of liberation."Shulamith Firestone