Walter Washington Quotations

I walked by myself through the city and urged angry young people to go home. I asked them to help the people who had been burned out.

It's a really big weekend. There's a lot more on the line for us. We're playing to try to get somewhere, even if it's a community college. We're trying to get looked at.

Mine has been a concern for the people, a concern to maintain stability, a concern to get people working together racially, ethnically, rich and poor - all segments of the city.

What I would like to be remembered for is that Walter Washington changed the spirit of the people of this city, that he came in as mayor when there was hate and greed and misunderstanding among our people and the races were polarized.