It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

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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...

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...

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...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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...

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.

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

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...

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...

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,...