I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.

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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...

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...