There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms.

The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.

One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.

Virtue knows no color line.

Those who commit the murders write the reports.

I am only a mouthpiece through which to tell the story of lynching and I have told it so often that I know it by heart. I do not have to embellish; it makes its own way.

A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home.

The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.

The appetite grows for what it feeds on.

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed.

Remember, you are expressing the techniques and not doing the techniques.

One of the wonderful things about being an actor is that every director is different.

Dont chase after the people that hurt you, replace them with people that care.

To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.

A common misperception of me is that I am a victim. I am not a victim. I am just honest about how things affect me.

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.