Florynce "Flo" Kennedy Quotes

“It also offered an opportunity for Kennedy to challenge antiabortionists, whom she called 'fetus fetishists.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

“In her speech, Kennedy insisted that all abortion laws be rescinded, declaring, "There is no need for any legislation on abortion just as there is no need for legislation on an appendectomy.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

“She boldly declared that "folks in Washington would rather kill people than feed them" and said that government programs privileged the wealthy while asking the poor and working class to tighten their belts.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

“The Black Power movement's provocative militancy, while often derided and attacked by government officials, the mainstream media, and some civil rights organization, was celebrated by those who advocated assertive self-defense as the most effective means of securing respect and liberation.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

“We were political in the sense that we never took any shit.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical

“Kennedy expected "politics to be fun," so she sang loudly, laughed frequently, and recruited and sustained others with her excitement for challenging one's own fears by confronting one's enemies.”
― Sherie M. Randolph, Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical