Jimmy Carter: “I urge all Americans to consider the needs and accomplishments of those who successfully overcome the difficulties…”

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

There's only one chance and one life to count for something. And my faith tells me, or my faith demands, that I use whatever I have whenever I can, to make a difference in people's lives.

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.