I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore I have the right to go into any public place. White people didn't know that.Every time I tried to go into a place they stopped…

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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.

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 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...

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...