"You didn't see me on television, you didn't……" — Ella Baker
"You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders."
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Ella Baker
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15 Quotes by Ella Baker
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One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much…
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My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.
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Give light and people will find the way.
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I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately…
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Remember, we are not fighting for the freedom of the Negro alone, but for the freedom of the human spirit…
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The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and…
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Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the…
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I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules.
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We who believe in freedom cannot rest.
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Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to…
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There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and…
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In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become part of a society that is meaningful, the system…
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