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Revolution is about the need to re-evolve political, economic and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That's what revolution is about. Revolution is not about shootouts.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: About Back Economic Hands Human Justice Legislation Make Need People Policies Political Power Revolution Sense Social Social Justice Through

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You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Best Best Way Fight Racism Solidarity Way You

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You can't call yourself a university and exclude whole ethnic groups.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Call Ethnic Exclude Groups University Whole You Yourself

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Lots of people think I went to prison. I never went to prison. I was in jail without bail.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Bail Jail Lots Never People Prison Think Without

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The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Black Black Community Community Destiny Determine Dissertation Done First Give Had Long Our Own People Point Power Program Straightforward Want Wanted Write

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The Black Panther party of Self-Defense is a revolutionary party.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Black Panther Party Revolutionary Self-Defense

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Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Always Barack Barack Obama Black Died Dreamed Electoral Obama Objective Panther Part Party Politics Struggled

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There is an entire generation of young people who know nothing about how viciously the FBI attacked The Black Panther Party, and why.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: About Attacked Black Entire Generation How Know Nothing Panther Party People Who Why Young Young People Fbi

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People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Architect Barbecue Bartender Carpenter Comic Cook Even Me People Stand-Up Tell Thug You

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I am not a hoodlum. I'm a community organizer.

~Bobby Seale

Topics: Am Community Organizer I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: October 22nd, 1936

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