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The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.

~Stokely Carmichael

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It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

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There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

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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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A man is born free.

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One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.

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Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.

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Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

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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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Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: June 29th, 1941

Died: November 15th, 1998

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