"The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals." — 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.

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

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.

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we'd be hard put to distinguish them.

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.

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.

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.

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The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.