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

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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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...

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.

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...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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 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...

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,...

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...

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.

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,...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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.