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“It takes two to tango; when I go, you go.”

Quote by Malcolm X

Book:Luther King, Malcolm X, Brown, Carmichael, textos sobre el poder negro

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Luther King, Malcolm X, Brown, Carmichael, textos sobre el poder negro

The book compiles a selection of writings that explore the Black Power movement, highlighting the perspectives and contributions of key figures including Luther King, Malcolm X, Brown, and Carmichael. These texts offer insights into the ideologies, strategies, and impact of the movement on the civil rights struggle in the United States. more

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Malcolm X was a prominent human rights activist, born on May 19, 1925, and died on February 21, 1965. He played a significant role in the civil rights movement, advocating for black self-liberation and rights. His ideas and actions have had a profound impact on future generations. more

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“We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.”

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“But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky.”

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“You spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don't even know there's a human-rights tree on the same floor.”

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“Anytime anyone is enslaved or in any way deprived of his liberty, that person, as a human being, as far as I'm concerned he is justified to resort to whatever methods necessary to bring about his liberty again.”

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“You catch any white man off guard in here right now, you catch him off guard and ask him what he is, he doesn't say he's an American. He either tells you he's Irish, or he's Italian, or he's German, if you catch him off guard and he doesn't know what you're up to. And even though he was born here, he'll tell you he's Italian. Well, if he's Italian, you and I are African even though we were born here.”

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Book:By any means necessary

Source: By any means necessary

“I don't believe in any form of unjustified extremism! But when a man is exercising extremism -- a human being is exercising extremism -- in defense of liberty for human beings it's no vice, and when one is moderate in the pursuit of justice for human beings I say he is a sinner.”

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Source: By any means necessary

“The only difference between [America] and South Africa, South Africa preaches separation and practices separation, America preaches integration and practices segregation. This is the only difference, they don't practice what they preach, whereas South Africa practices and preaches the same thing.”

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“We must control the politics and the politicians of our community. They must no longer take orders from outside forces. We will organize, and sweep out of office all Negro politicians who are puppets for the outside forces.”

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Author:Malcolm X