13 Quotes by Troy Jackson

The Montgomery bus boycott would have happened without King, but King's oratory helped to ensure that the boycott came one of those exceptional local movements for justice that would send ripples of inspiration to oppressed people everywhere.

While Johns (Martin Luther King's predecessor as pastor in Montgomery) agreed with Dexter's general disdain for emotionalism, he was very fond of traditional spirituals, believing they represented a part of their history they ought to embrace and celebrate.

King was a transformed person. Evil was no longer a theory.

Marxian thought, King argued, should challenge Christians to express their own "passion and concern for social justice".

King not only encouraged church members to become registered voters and NAACP leaders but also to see the Southern Jim Crow system as part of a passing global order of colonialism and imperialism.

For some reason teams don't think we can execute against the zone. Rich Central came out in a zone right away and we can score on that.

I thought our offense was good, but our defense was not there. Our focus was to play better defense in the second half.

We were pleased with the guys who came off the bench. They energized us. We were fast breaking and getting the ball up the floor. Barnes and (senior guard Reggie) Frank did a great job in the second quarter.

I smelled something, came outside, then the flames just shot out. The flames just leapt out. These houses are wood, so they're going to burn.