So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

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...

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...

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...