I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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....

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

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...