“By the middle to the end of the 1970s, Black Power as we envisioned was a dream deferred. And I was no longer in a position to awaken the minds of the people about what was happening.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Later that year, the Voting Rights Act opened the door for thousands to register for the first time.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“So on June 16, 1970, history was made in Newark. Ken Gibson became the first black mayor of a major Northeastern city.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“The enemy was not the Klan but the inside-outside lock that racism and classism had on the minds of the people: It operated from… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Life was not always so peaceful and rewarding at NAPA (the office). Sometime during 1968, I cam back to the office and found the… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“But despite the scarcity of confrontation with whites in our neighborhood, race and racism permeated every aspect of our lives. Our parents taught us… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Black power showed up in different ways, depending on the goals of the group.” — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“The youth were to be trained to be the vanguard of the next battlefront, whatever that was. I knew within my heart that the… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Knocking on doors wasn't working. We had to try something else. Remember the kids whose natural curiosity brought them into our little office on… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Organizing a working majority proved harder than we thought because we couldn't get a quorum. But one day in December, twelve people showed up,… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“We were still confined to that corner. More and more people joined us, some black and some white. On the second day, we awoke… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“I remembered how tough it was getting black people in large tenements to come together to build a playground. The enemy was not the… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“The SNCC base of operation, at the corner of Jackson and High Streets, was in the heart of the black community in Montgomery. I… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“We learned how to envision a different neighborhood, fought for the resources to make it happen, and in March 1968, through the Medical School… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“I had never run a campaign, but I was an organizer. My job was to create momentum by mobilizing the constituency we had, which… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
“Too few of us from the Black Power generation and the movements to take power in cities through the election of black elected officials… — Junius Williams Copy Share Image
