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.

We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.

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

Now you know where I got my name.

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

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

This country is a nation of thieves. It stole everything it has, beginning with black people. The U.S. cannot justify its existence as the policeman of the world any longer. I do not want to be a part of the American pie. The American pie means raping South Africa, beating Vietnam, beating South America, raping the Philippines, raping every country you’ve been in. I don’t want any of your blood money. I don’t want to be part of that system. We must question whether or not we want this country to continue being the wealthiest country in the world at the price of raping everybody else.