Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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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 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....

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...

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...

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,...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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,...

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...