We must create institutions of our own if we are to survive ... - Stokely Carmichael

"We must create institutions of our own if we are to survive as a people."

Stokely Carmichael Leadership

Civil Rights Leader, Activist Trinidadian-American 1941–1998

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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of people is an act of rebellion."

"We are going to initiate a plan to get rid of every Black man and woman in this country."

"Don't beg for your rights, take them."

"Black is beautiful."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"