Stokely Carmichael Quotes & Sayings
29 most famous Stokely Carmichael quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American activist who passed away on 15 November, 1998.
“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.”
“Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.”
“There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.”
“The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.”
“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 is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.”
“Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.”
“Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.”
“The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.”
“We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.”
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