Now you know where I got my name.

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

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

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

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

I place my own hope for the United States in the growth of belief among the unqualified that they are in fact qualified: they can articulate and be responsible and hold power

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