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We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.

Stokely Carmichael

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn’t a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.
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Economics Known Myself Privilege Right Vote
One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.
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Black National People Struggle Tragedy Young
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
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
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
Now you know where I got my name.
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Myself Name Yourself
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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Black Build Community Country Organization People Sense
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
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
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Close Open Rank Society
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
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Audience Civil Liberty Movement Rights White
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
Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.
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Capitalism Stupidity System
No man can given anybody his freedom.
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Freedom Man
Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!
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Beautiful Black Ourselves
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
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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Aware Death Fact Hands Struggle

We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.

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