Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades. In New York City and the South, she worked alongside some of the most noted civil rights leaders of the 20th century, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, A.
Philip Randolph, and Martin Luther King Jr. She also mentored many emerging activists, such as Diane Nash, Stokely Carmichael, Rosa Parks, and Bob Moses, whom she first mentored as leaders in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
1 Give light and people will find the way. –Ella Baker
Always stay supportive of people for positive things. Help them out in whichever way you can because it’ll lead to the ultimate good.
2 Strong people don’t need strong leaders. – Ella Baker
If you’re already determined and have a strong will to do things and lead people into the light, then you don’t need any mentor but keep on fighting.
3 Singing alone is not enough; we need schools and learning. – Ella Baker
Walking down a lane all by yourself is not enough. If you wanna win and bring a change in this world, you’ve got to influence and teach others as well the benefits of it.
4 We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. – Ella Baker
Every human on this earth is born with the right to freedom and no person can take that away from another. Those who believe in it with their whole heart, fight for it until they get it.
5 The struggle is eternal. The tribe increases. Somebody else carries on. – Ella Baker
Nothing is permanent in life. What we have today will be someone else’s tomorrow, someone else will be carrying on our legacy. That’s the way of life.
6 This may only be a dream of mine, but I think it can be made real. – Ella Baker
Dreams can also come true if one is willing to work towards it with whole heart invested in it and having sheer willpower to work hard.
7 I didn’t break the rules, but I challenged the rules. – Ella Baker
Breaking the rules is not always a violation, sometimes it can be a revolution against unjustified rules which others feel is right and stand up for it.
8 I’ve never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that. – Ella Baker
Always reward yourself after every small victory of your life but never forget your roots. Staying down to earth, humble and life will automatically treat you good.
9 With the Depression, I began to see that there were certain social forces over which the individual had very little control. – Ella Baker
Depression is rather a strong term which feels like a huge void inside us, over which we do not have any control and feel helpless.
10 I came out of a family background that involved itself with people. – Ella Baker
One should never shut himself completely but be social too. Meet with people, interact, stay alert and updated about life and your surroundings.
11 Until the killing of black men, black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother’s son, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens. – Ella Baker
Racism is not a good trait to be followed. One should not differentiate on the basis of colour but only on the nature of the person’s soul. One should not carry out a sin and believe in equality.
12 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
Bringing a change in the world isn’t an easy thing to do. You’ve gotta be the change first to bring a difference in your society and gotta make them believe in your vision.
13 I have thought that what is needed is the developer of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in other. – Ella Baker
We need people who are passionate towards uplifting others also along with themselves and not the selfish lot which is out there.
13 Inspiring Quotes by Ella Baker on Rights & Activism
1. Give light and people will find the way. –Ella Baker
2. Strong people don’t need strong leaders. – Ella Baker
3. Singing alone is not enough; we need schools and learning. – Ella Baker
4. We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes. – Ella Baker
5. The struggle is eternal. The tribe increases. Somebody else carries on. – Ella Baker
6. This may only be a dream of mine, but I think it can be made real. – Ella Baker
7. I didn’t break the rules, but I challenged the rules. – Ella Baker
8. I’ve never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that. – Ella Baker
9. With the Depression, I began to see that there were certain social forces over which the individual had very little control. – Ella Baker
10. I came out of a family background that involved itself with people. – Ella Baker
11. Until the killing of black men, black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother’s son, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens. – Ella Baker
12. 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
13. I have thought that what is needed is the developer of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in other. – Ella Baker
