Now you know where I got my name. Stokely Carmichael More Quotes by Stokely Carmichael More Quotes From 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 Stokely Carmichael unqualifiedunited-statesgrowth 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 voicecommunityorganization We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle. Stokely Carmichael strugglehandsfacts I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. Stokely Carmichael hippierightscountry The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals. Stokely Carmichael individualbenefitsblood 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 blackwhitepeople Black Power can be clearly Stokely Carmichael blackwhiteamerica Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks. Stokely Carmichael groupssocietyfirsts We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. Stokely Carmichael couragejusticeenemy 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 privilegevoterevolutionary 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 whitemenmoving Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system Stokely Carmichael capitalismrevolutionarystupid There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites. Stokely Carmichael movementvoicerights I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets. Stokely Carmichael no-regretsregretmajors 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. Stokely Carmichael gunleaderdog The only position for women in SNCC is prone. Stokely Carmichael snccposition 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 blackcitiesrights The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn himself. Stokely Carmichael black-powerphilosophermen Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it. Stokely Carmichael blackpowerwhiteamerica We are revolutionaries. Stokely Carmichael revolutionaries
