We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.

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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...

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 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,...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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...

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 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 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.