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I ain’t going to jail no more. The only way we gonna stop them white men from whuppin’ us is to take over. What we gonna start sayin’ now is Black Power!

Stokely Carmichael

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We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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Black Power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.
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Now you know where I got my name.
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An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community.
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Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
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The only position for women in SNCC is prone.
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Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation’s out of breath. We ain’t running no more.
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Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.
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There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
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The masses don’t shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.
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It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.
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One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.
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An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community – as SNCC does – must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan
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Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they’re built upon racism.
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There is a higher law than the law of government. That’s the law of conscience.
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I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
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