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

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

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

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

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

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

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.