“The freedom movement was expansive. It was about transforming the entire country. It was not simply about acquiring civil rights within a framework that itself would not change.” AntiracismBlack Panther PartyBlack LiberationBlack Freedom MovementCivil Rights Movements Book:Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Source: Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“The Black Power movement—or what we referred to at the time as the Black liberation movement...was a response to what were perceived as limitations of the civil rights movement: we not only needed to claim legal rights within the existing society but also to demand substantive rights—in jobs, housing, health care, education, et cetera.” Civil Rights MovementAntiracismBlack Liberation MovementBlack Freedom Movement Book:Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Source: Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement