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QUOTES FROM STUDENT ACTIVISTS

"If you just use the little bit of courage you have, to speak up for something you believe in, you'll be amazed at what difference you can make. You don't have to be some great hero, some really great courageous person...Just use the little bit of determination that you have.

--Mary Beth Tinker, 13 year old antiwar activist

"I believe that my generation has the power to change the world more than any group before us. Unlike the generations in decades past, we have more information available to us than ever before...With the click of a button, our words can be shared with millions."

--Jordyn L. New Jersey high school student

"Social activism is supposed to be just that: social!...Surround yourself with as many cheerleaders as you can get because keeping your confidence up is half the battle"

--Marley Dias, founder of the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign

"This is not a sprint. This is a marathon. This is something we have to keep working on for months, for years even.

--Delaney Tarr, Never Again Activist

"We caught the entire nation by surprise...Before the walkouts, no one cared that substandard schools made it all but impossible for Chicano youths to find strength and pride in their culture, language and history...After the walkouts no one could deny that...with better education, the Chicano community could control its own destiny.

--David Sanchez, social activist and founder of the Brown Berets

All of the above came from the following source below.

Kallen, Stuart A. Teen Guide to Student Activism. ReferencePoint Press, Incorporated, 2019.