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

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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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....

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of...

Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of...

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...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

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...

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...

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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of...

Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of...

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...