The really important victory of the civil rights movement was that it made racism unpopular, whereas a generation ago at the turn of the last century, you had to embrace racism to get elected to anything. Carol Moseley Braun agocenturycivil share on social
So I think that if we want to have a Congress, if we want to have government that looks like America, if we want to have government that is truly a representative Democracy, then we need to clearly address how we get our campaign laws out of the way of Democracy. Carol Moseley Braun addressamericacampaign share on social
I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to support me. Carol Moseley Braun issuemessagepeople Change image and share on social
Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that? Carol Moseley Braun beatfighthonor Change image and share on social
We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment. Carol Moseley Braun childeducationenvironment Change image and share on social
I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott. Carol Moseley Braun colleaguecolorhelm Change image and share on social
I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that. Carol Moseley Braun orientpersonrecord Change image and share on social
The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered and eligible to vote was an absolute denial of their right to vote. Carol Moseley Braun absoluteadequatecapacity Change image and share on social
Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote. Carol Moseley Braun blackillinoispercent Change image and share on social
New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party. Carol Moseley Braun ambassadorministerparty Change image and share on social