Odetta Holmes

Odetta Holmes Quotes

United States, Actress
December 31, 1930 – December, 2, 2008.

Odetta Holmes, known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement".

Also known as Singer, Guitarist, Lyricist, Activist

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You’re walking down life’s road, society’s foot is on your throat, every which way you turn you can’t get from under that foot. And you reach a fork in the road and you can either lie down and die, or insist upon your life.

Odetta Holmes
- Life
- Society
- Die
The better we feel about ourselves, the fewer times we have to knock somebody else down to feel tall.

Odetta Holmes