Kwame Ture (born Stokely Carmichael, (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a Tr...
A man is born free. Stokely Carmichael
A man is born free.
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.
Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism. Stokely Carmichael
Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead! Stokely Carmichael
The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead!
No man can given anybody his freedom. Stokely Carmichael
No man can given anybody his freedom.
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.
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.
One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about. Stokely Carmichael
One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about.