"But, based on my friendship with Evie as young mothers, I started going on freedom rides in 1966"
- June Jordan
About this Quote
June Jordan's quote talks to the power of relationship and the significance of defending what is right. Jordan's friendship with Evie, another young mother, motivated her to do something about it and sign up with the flexibility rides in 1966. The freedom trips were a series of civil rights demonstrations in which activists rode interstate buses into the segregated South to challenge the non-enforcement of the Supreme Court ruling that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. Jordan's quote reveals that she wanted to put her life on the line to combat for justice and equality. It likewise shows the power of relationship and how it can motivate us to act and defend what is right. Jordan's quote is a tip that all of us have the power to make a difference and that we must never ever undervalue the power of friendship.
This quote is written / told by June Jordan between July 9, 1936 and June 14, 2002. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
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