"I knew that I could vote and that……" — Stokely Carmichael
"I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived."
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Stokely Carmichael
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42 Quotes by Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael has 42 quotes on this site.
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The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.
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The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.
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We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.
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Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
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It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense…
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Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody…
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I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
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Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a…
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I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.
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There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
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Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.
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