Becoming Quote by Thomas L. Smith

The Negro's so-called 'revolt' is merely an asking to be accepted into the existing system!

— Malcolm X

White Americans must be made to understand the basic motives underlying Negro demonstrations. Many pent-up resentments and latent frustrations are boiling inside the Negro,…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.

— Anonymous

I looked on the television the other night and saw them beating a Negro unmercifully in Mississippi. And this is the result of a…

— Malcolm X

It is purposeless to tell Negroes they should not be enraged when they should be. Indeed, they will be mentally healthier if they do…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political system as…

— Malcolm X

There is a magnificent new militancy within the Negro community all across this nation. And I welcome this as a marvelous development. The Negro…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“The truth is, white rage has undermined democracy, warped the Constitution, weakened the nation’s ability to compete economically, squandered billions of dollars on baseless…

— Carol Anderson

“Many public officials are using the power of their offices to defy the law of the land. Through their irresponsible actions, their inflammatory statements,…

— Martin Luther King Jr

I do not share the gloomy thought that Negroes in America are doomed to be stomped out bodaciously, nor even shackled to the bottom…

— Zora Neale Hurston

It is incorrect to classify the revolt of the Negro as simply a radical conflict of black against white or as a purely American…

— Malcolm X

I think the Negro people should feel secure enough by now to face a reasonable ridicule without terror. I am unalterably opposed to all…

— H. L. Mencken