Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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...

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....

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.

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...

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.

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.