Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they’re built upon racism.
STOKELY CARMICHAELSeems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they’re built upon racism.
STOKELY CARMICHAELThe secret of life is to have no fear; it’s the only way to function.
STOKELY CARMICHAELWhat a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.
STOKELY CARMICHAELIt 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.
STOKELY CARMICHAELNow, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.
STOKELY CARMICHAELThe only position for women in SNCC is prone.
STOKELY CARMICHAELOur noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!
STOKELY CARMICHAELThere has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
STOKELY CARMICHAELI usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
STOKELY CARMICHAELOne does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.
STOKELY CARMICHAELThere is a higher law than the law of government. That’s the law of conscience.
STOKELY CARMICHAELIf 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.
STOKELY CARMICHAELAn organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community.
STOKELY CARMICHAELI 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
STOKELY CARMICHAELIntegration is a man’s ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him.
STOKELY CARMICHAELThe 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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