The Common Enemy Is The

The Same Rebellion, The Same Impatience, The Same Anger That Exists In The Hearts Of The Dark People In Africa And Asia Is Existing In The Hearts And Minds Of 20 Million Black People In This Country Who Have Been Just As Thoroughly Colonized As The People In Africa And Asia.

A Negro Just Can't Be Whipped By Somebody White And Return With His Head Up In The Neighborhood, Especially In Those Days, When Sports And, To A Lesser Extent Show Business, Were The Only Fields Open To Negroes, And When The Ring Was The Only Place A Negro Could Whip A White Man And Not Be Lynched.

Segregation Is That Which Is Forced Upon An Inferior By A Superior. Separation Is Done Voluntarily By Two Equals.

The American Negro Never Can Be Blamed For His Racial Animosities - He Is Only Reacting To Four Hundred Years Of The Conscious Racism Of The American Whites.

I Have More Respect For A Man Who Lets Me Know Where He Stands, Even If He's Wrong, Than The One Who Comes Up Like An Angel And Is Nothing But A Devil.