"When the Negro was completely an underdog, he……" — Martin Luther King, Jr.
"When the Negro was completely an underdog, he needed white spokesmen. Liberals played their parts in this period exceedingly well.... But now that the Negro has rejected his role as an underdog, he has become more assertive in his search for identity and group solidarity; he wants to speak for himself."
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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