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I Charge the White Man
Malcolm X
In the beginning of the film "Malcolm X," Denzel Washington delivers a speech as the renowned minister Malcolm X about the charges he presses on the White Man for depriving the black citizens of freedom and democracy.
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Malcolm X: I Charge the White Man
November 18, 1992 (over 31 years ago)In the beginning of the film "Malcolm X," Denzel Washington delivers a speech as the renowned minister Malcolm X about the charges he presses on the White Man for depriving the black citizens of freedom and democracy.
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Malcolm X: Address to the People of Harlem
November 18, 1992 (over 31 years ago)Malcolm X speaks at Harlem about the White Man's oppression of the black people despite having been born black even before America has been founded. Denzel Washington plays te role of Malcolm X in the self-titled biography film.
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Rosa Parks: Speech at the Million Man March
October 16, 1995 (over 28 years ago)Rosa Parks changed the face of America by refusing to give up her seat in a bus one evening in 1955. Two scores later, she restates her commitment to the civil rights cause in a speech before social activists assembled in Washington, D.C.
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Shirley Chisholm: Equal Rights For Women
May 21, 1969 (almost 55 years ago)Shirley Chisholm brings to light the equal rights amendment to give the woman the rights and protection she needs against inequality and discrimination.
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John Quincy Adams: John Quincy Adams Addresses the Supreme Court
December 10, 1997 (over 26 years ago)John Quincy Adams, played by Anthony Hopkins in the film Amistad, delivers a speech to defend an African named Cinque, from being condemned for insurrection of the high-seas. He defends the man with powerful words that stream from the wisdoms of the previous presidents who declared freedom and eq...
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Robert Kennedy: Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King
April 4, 1968 (about 56 years ago)As he delivered the news about Martin Luther King's death, Robert Kennedy appealed to the crowd to strive for understanding in lieu of hatred, and unity instead of division.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill
July 2, 1964 (almost 60 years ago)President Lyndon Johnson speaks to the Nation about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which seeks to bring to reality the creed of a nation - 'that all men are created equal.'
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks at Gettysburg on Civil Rights
May 30, 1963 (almost 61 years ago)President Johnson calls upon the people of the United States to make the Emancipation Proclamation a reality - not only in words but in fact and action; that all men are created equal and will be treated as such.
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Bill Clinton: Address on Affirmative Action
July 19, 1995 (almost 29 years ago)Affirmative Action is given credit by President Clinton for having helped the American Nation by decreasing inequality among men and women, white and colored, young and old.
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Susan B. Anthony: On Women's Right to Vote
March 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Susan B. Anthony was a champion of Women's rights and advocacy for women's right to vote. She petitioned the government for years, ultimately passing away before the amendment granting the right to vote to women was passed. She gave the following speech in 1873 after being levied with a fee of ...
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