Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.

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No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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...

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 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.

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....

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

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.