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There is a higher law than the law of government. That’s the law of conscience.

Stokely Carmichael

No man can given anybody his freedom.
STOKELY CARMICHAEL

Freedom Man
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
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
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Define Freedom Need Terms
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
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
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
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
Now you know where I got my name.
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Myself Name Yourself
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
The only position for women in SNCC is prone.
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Position Women
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
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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Aware Death Fact Hands Struggle
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
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
Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful.
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Beautiful Daughter Home Yourself
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
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Close Open Rank Society

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