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You Didn't See Me On Television, You Didn't See News Stories About Me. The Kind Of Role That I Tried To Play Was To Pick Up Pieces Or Put Together Pieces Out Of Which I Hoped Organization Might Come. My Theory Is, Strong People Don't Need Strong Leaders.

I Don't Know, Except That The Only Simple Answer, I Think, Is That Sclc [southern Christian Leadership Conference] Had Never Really Developed An Organizing Technique. I've Always Characterized The Difference In Saying That They Went In For Mobilization. And, To Be Honest, In Terms Of The Historical Facts, Their Mobilization Usually Was Predicated Upon Some Effort At Organizing By Someone Else. And, At This Stage, It Was Largely Sncc.

We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest Until It Comes.

I Was Born In Norfolk, Virginia. I Began School There, The First Year Of Public School. When I Was 7, The Family Shifted Back To North Carolina. I Grew Up In North Carolina; Had My Schooling Through The College Level In North Carolina.

My Theory Is, Strong People Don't Need Strong Leaders.