10 quotes by Stokely Carmichael

“We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“The secret of life is to have no fear it's the only way to function.” — Stokely Carmichael

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

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“There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“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.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“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.” — Stokely Carmichael

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