Kwame Ture (born Stokely Carmichael, (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a Tr...
Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more. Stokely Carmichael
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. Stokely Carmichael
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.
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. Stokely Carmichael
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people.
Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it. Stokely Carmichael
Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. Stokely Carmichael
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms. Stokely Carmichael
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience. Stokely Carmichael
There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. Stokely Carmichael
There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.
If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power. Stokely Carmichael
If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power.
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks. Stokely Carmichael
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful! Stokely Carmichael
Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful!
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. Stokely Carmichael
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.
