When I Was In Prison,

If You Are In A Country That Is Progressive, The Woman Is Progressive. If You're In A Country That Reflects The Consciousness Toward The Importance Of Education, It's Because The Woman Is Aware Of The Importance Of Education. But In Every Backward Country You'll Find The Women Are Backward, And In Every Country Where Education Is Not Stressed Its Because The Women Don't Have Education.

When The Snakes Out In That Field Begin To Realize That If One Of Their Members Get Out Of Line, It's Going To Be Detrimental To All Of Them, They'll Keep That, Perhaps They'll Then Take The Necessary Steps To Keep Their Fellow Snakes Away From My Chickens Or Away From My Children If The Responsibility Is Placed Upon Them.

Who Taught You To Hate The Color Of Your Skin? Who Taught You To Hate The Texture Of Your Hair? Who Taught You To Hate The Shape Of Your Nose And The Shape Of Your Lips? Who Taught You To Hate Yourself From The Top Of Your Head To The Soles Of Your Feet?

Among Negroes We Have Negroes Who Are As White As Some White People. Still There's A Difference.

The Real Names Of Our People Were Destroyed During Slavery. The Last Name Of My Forefathers Was Taken From Them When They Were Brought To America And Made Slaves, And Then The Name Of The Slave Master Was Given, Which We Refuse, We Reject That Name Today And Refuse It. I Never Acknowledge It Whatsoever.