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11 quotes by Harold Washington

Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922  – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer, politician and elected in 1983 as the 51st Mayor of Chicago. He was the first African-American Mayor of Chicago, serving from April 29, 1983 until his death on November 25, 1987. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 representing the Illinois first district, and also previously served in the Illinois State Senate and the...
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.

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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the... →

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Let's not be overconfident, we still have to count the votes.

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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.

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Our concern is to heal. Our concern is to bring together.

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Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

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The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work.

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That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative... →

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What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the... →

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Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city.

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I am not interested in splitting the white vote.

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