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The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

Stokely Carmichael

I place my own hope for the United States in the growth of belief among the unqualified that they are in fact qualified: they can articulate and be responsible and hold power
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Belief Growth Hold Hope Myself Place Power Qualification
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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Courage Enemy Time Vulnerable
I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
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Best Content Myself Regret
What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.
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Change Himself Liberty Position
An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community.
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Community Need Organization Talk
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!
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Black Jail Power Prison Way
Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.
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Capitalism Stupidity System
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.
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Black Civil Country People Right White
One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.
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Change Fight Influence Oneself
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
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Define Freedom Need Terms
Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation’s out of breath. We ain’t running no more.
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Breathe Generation Myself Run
Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.
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Freedom Order People Understand
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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Build Country Function Institution Racism
If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power.
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Man Oppression Power Problem Question Racism White
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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Black Define Power Question White
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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City Civil Failure Occur Pass Rebel Right

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