Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to...

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to...

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my...

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my...

We wanted to say that this is a student conference, as it should be, held...

We wanted to say that this is a student conference, as it should be, held...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running...

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running...

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people,...

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people,...

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that...

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that...

Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone...

Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone...

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.

The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their...

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their...

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have...

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have...

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there...

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power,...

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power,...

The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn...

The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn...

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as...

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and...

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and...