So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities. Stokely Carmichael billblackcity share on social
I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore I have the right to go into any public place. White people didn't know that. Every time I tried to go into a place they stopped me. Stokely Carmichael blackhumanpeople Change image and share on social
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. Stokely Carmichael blackbuildcall share on social
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms. Stokely Carmichael definefreepeople Change image and share on social
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. Stokely Carmichael courageenemygarvey Change image and share on social
Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him. Stokely Carmichael abilityblackchoice share on social
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. Stokely Carmichael adaptaudiencecivil Change image and share on social
The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals. Stokely Carmichael benefitbloodindividual Change image and share on social
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. Stokely Carmichael billblackcivil Change image and share on social
The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then. Stokely Carmichael knowledge Change image and share on social