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

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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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,...

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, 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...

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.

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...

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 are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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.