Dorothy Cotton Quotes

3 Sourced Quotes

Black folk, a lot of us lived as victims in a certain part of our history. And we had to really erase that tape. We're not victims. We are citizens.

Dorothy Cotton

If a house is burning, and a bucket of water is thrown on the blaze and doesn't extinguish the fire, this doesn't mean that water won't put out fire. It means we need more water. And so with nonviolence.

Dorothy Cotton

I'm convinced nonviolence can be successful in working for positive change in our relations with other countries right now.

Dorothy Cotton

Dorothy Cotton

Dorothy Cotton

Born: 1930

Died: June 10, 2018 (aged 88)

Bio: Dorothy Cotton was a leader in the 1960s African-American Civil Rights Movement and a member of the inner-circle of one of its main organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Dorothy Cotton on Wikipedia

Suggest an edit or a new quote

American Activist Quotes

Activist Quotes

20th-century Activist Quotes

20th-century Women

Women Activists