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Stokely Carmichael

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
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
Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!
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Beautiful Black Ourselves
The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!
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Death End Run Scare Time
The only position for women in SNCC is prone.
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Position Women
Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we’d be hard put to distinguish them.
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Corruption Dog Leadership Uniform Weapon
Now you know where I got my name.
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Myself Name Yourself
Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.
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Capitalism Stupidity System
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
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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Beyond Black Claim Community Need Organization Power Slogan Strength Work
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 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
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
The secret of life is to have no fear; it’s the only way to function.
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Fear Function Life Secret Way
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

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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