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.

Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!

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

Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful.

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

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as SNCC does - must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan