Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.

The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!

Dr. King's policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very good. He only made one fallacious assumption. In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.

The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself.

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.

The only position for women in SNCC is prone.