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

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

If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power.

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

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

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system

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