Ella Baker quotes

Ella Baker was an influential American civil rights activist who played a key role in grassroots organizing during the 20th century. Her work empowered countless individuals and shaped movements such as the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC. She is remembered as a champion of community leadership and participatory democracy. Here are 4 of her quotes:

Give light, and people will find the way...

Ella Baker

One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.

Ella Baker

Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit a larger freedom that encompasses all mankind.

Ella Baker