Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore...

I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore...

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...

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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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 had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times....

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times....

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...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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.

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...

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in...

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...