The only justification we have to look down on someone is because we are about to pick him up.

When I first went to jail in 1960 with seven classmates trying to use their public library against the backdrop of my father being a veteran of World War II, not being able to use - having to sit behind Nazi on American military bases, I lost my fear of jails and death.

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps.

From seeds of his body blossomed the flower that liberated a people and touched the soul of a nation.

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude.

When we're unemployed, we're called lazy; when the whites are unemployed it's called a depression.