"Your gift of seeing into the heart of things is so great and you have control of such exquisite language for expressing moral and spiritual aspects."

"She trained to be a teacher, refused to marry, and when she turned thirty, decided to study further at the all-female Newnham College at Cambridge"

"Her mantra was, Focus on the long-term goal, and figure out what you have to do to achieve it."

"Euline's contributions to Denton are immeasurable. But she is remembered by her family most as a caring and giving spouse, sister, and mother. She will be missed by all."

"Bishop David Russell, who worked closely with Cleminshaw in the Christian Institute, said;She never gave up, she was indefatigable. The people who knew her were tremendously impressed by her courage"

"After the Boer War I saw that Boer and Briton would have to unite, but would they try to do it at the cost of their dark brothers"

"She rejected the Christianity of her parents and joined the philosophical and spiritualist Theosophical Society. She dressed eccentrically, favouring sandals over tight boots, and when travelling would wear two dresses at once to save the bother of having to take a suitcase"

"One of the most influential women in South Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"

"One of her most important achievements was to lobby for a change to the laws on abortion,” said Burton."

"Mary Burton described Cleminshaw as “a really strong and determined woman” despite being physically frail in her later years"

"I’m proof that things can change."

"There's no job too big to benefit from a small town person's perspective, I discovered, just as there's no town too small for thinking big."

"I am saddened by the passing of Unita Blackwell. She dedicated her life to fighting for civil rights in Mississippi. We are forever grateful for her work and sacrifice."

"My personal aspirations are no different than anyone else’s, we want our families to be healthy and happy and fulfilling. We want our neighborhoods to be neighbourly and have a sense of community. We want to live in peace. Those are my personal aspirations."

"Unita Blackwell epitomizes the power of community-based efforts and of Black women in the Civil Rights Movement to enact change at the local and regional level."

"My social change aspirations mirror that. I want that for myself and I want that for everybody. I think we need to create a world in which that can happen. One that is peaceful. One that values all human life where there is no hierarchy of human value. All human life is scared. Black lives matter. All lives matter. But all lives will never matter until black lives matter. I want to have a society in which people get that and our institutions are aligned with our aspirations."

"People need to understand the importance of race. The racial issues predate the founding of the nation. Slavery predates the founding of the nation. We need to understand it has been a scar on the nation whether you are black or white or Latino. The refusal of this nation to come to grips with the role of race in policy making, in economic strategy, is holding this nation back and will take it down. You can’t think about going into the world of policy without understanding that legacy and the impacts of that legacy and how it impacts everybody and everything. Until you have the education, you will not be effective."

"Blackwell’s work and legacy went beyond her local community. She became a vocal advocate for the inclusion of women and people of color in the broader political system, encouraging others to take leadership roles and fight for change."

"Our hearts are heavy today after hearing the news that former Mayersville Mayor Unita Blackwell has passed. We are a better state for her determination to make Mississippi a more just place. She remains a role model for generations of women who serve in city halls, county courthouses and the Mississippi Capitol. Godspeed, Mayor Blackwell. We salute you."

"We honor her as an ancestor for reminding us of the power to change the circumstances we were born into."

"Her leadership was also marked by a commitment to uplifting women and children, often neglected in the larger political landscape."

"When the bossman says you go to the fields, everybody went to the fields; schools closed down."

"The more I heard about white people being so against it. the more I started thinking there must be something in this voting."

"…what happened outside the courthouse that day was the turning point in my life."

"She was a steadfast advocate for the rights of the disenfranchised and worked to create a more inclusive and just community."

"By giving people a clear vision of what can be. People want to be able to be helpful, but they don’t have a clear vision of how to be helpful. People need a north star and they need to know that there’s a way to be able to get there."

"Everything can be turned into an opportunity and a learning moment so I try not to dwell on things. I think the things that are hardest are finding the resources to meet the big vision. When you’re in this work, trying to have transformative impact, that’s a huge vision and the money comes in small amounts. The combination of it always hanging on your neck, that you have to go raise more money and the reality that it’s going to small amounts is enough to discourage anybody but I think all of us who are in the business have made the decision to just put that aside as something we’re not going to let discourage us."

"We survived whitewashing, blackface, tons of dealer roles, housekeepers with a Bwana accent, we survived the roles of terrorists, all the roles of hypersexualized girls"

"We’re not going to leave French cinema alone"

"What is played in French cinema does not only concern our very privileged environment, it concerns all of society"

"I would be delighted if after this book, and with the other actions we plan to take, that all communities be represented"

"The best thing would be for all talents, regardless of skin color, to have access to the same opportunities"

"We are a family. We say everything, right? All of you who are not impacted by issues related to invisibility, stereotypes or the issue of skin color…the good news is that it will not happen without you. Think inclusion"

"They were all determined and excited to make their voices heard"

"I always knew it would be a collective effort where my actress friends would share their experiences"

"It was time to represent blacks in French film—in under a month, we went from coauthors to a true collective"

"My name would come up from time to time, but with few alternatives in the middle of an empty space"

"This emptiness has always upset me, but it also inspired me to do this project"

"The book is a commercial hit in French bookstores, proving that, contrary to what some believe, the public not only wants to read what we have to say, but they share our values of inclusion and diversity"

"The ability to be in public life has been enormously positive to our movement, to our people and being able to contribute has been very gratifying."

"And trying to work on ways of providing opportunity for low-income people – to educate themselves and to rise and achieve economic security for their families."

"The white women were going to vote."

"I think that people who don’t remember when it was any other way may not understand how extraordinary this is. It’s my fond hope that we won’t be going back to the way it use to be (laughing). Or else people would get a rude reminder of an era that I hope is gone for good."

"Well, I loved being a County Supervisor, and I love the challenge to deal, locally, with the issues that are of greatest concern. I mean urban issues are my passion. Trying to make our cities work."

"Christia Adair fought for the rights of both women and African Americans. As a member of the NAACP, she worked to desegregate buses, dressing rooms, libraries, and hospitals."

"The couple later moved to Kingsville, Texas, where Adair helped to spearhead a women’s movement that included fighting against illegal gambling and organizing a petition drive for women’s suffrage."

"Work hard and prepare perfectly for every case and devote yourself to further causes which advance improvement of all phases of the human condition and spirit."

"I wasn’t thinking about marrying Raymond or anybody else because I had things on my mind that I wanted to do."

"If I would tell you my medical history, you would agree with me that I was destined to live for some years."