Occupation: Activist Birth: June 29, 1941 Death: November 15, 1998
The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!.
What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position..
This country is a nation of thieves. It stole everything it has, beginning with black people. The U.S. cannot justify its existence as the policeman ….
Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful..
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 r….
The only position for women in SNCC is prone..
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 ….
No man can given anybody his freedom..
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms..
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle..
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’….
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 milita….
The death of Che Guevara places a responsibility on all revolutionaries of the World to redouble their decision to fight on to the final defeat of Im….
One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about..
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks..
Dr. King's policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very….
There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience..
An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community..
Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!.
The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function..
Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom..