Without Fear Quotes

“Her comparison underscored the gravity of the situation, implicitly asking Americans to see the links between racial violence and genocide. It was also a poignant reminder that American leaders were culpable of the same humanitarian violations.”
― Keisha N. Blain, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights

“At the core of these women’s political consciousness was a realization that the systems of oppression that imperiled the lives of Black people were fundamentally in opposition to the rights of humanity.”
― Keisha N. Blain, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights

“While the term human rights means and has meant different things to different people, the women featured in this book generally understood it to mean divinely inspired protections guaranteed to all people by virtue of their humanity.”
― Keisha N. Blain, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights