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“Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's son, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.”
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“Give light and people will find the way”
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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.”
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“One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.”
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“Strong people don't need strong leaders.”
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“Give light and people will find the way.”
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“Give light, and people will find the way.”
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“There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement.”
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“This may only be a dream of mine, but I think it can be made real.”
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“This may only be a dream of mine, but I think it can be made real.
Ella Baker to Anne Braden, Mar. 21, 1960, SCLC Papers, box 32, folder 18”
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Ella Baker to Anne Braden, Mar. 21, 1960, SCLC Papers, box 32, folder 18”
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“In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become a part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed. This means that we are going to have to learn to think in radical terms. I use the term radical in its original meaning—getting down to and understanding the root cause. It means facing a system that does not lend itself to your needs and devising means by which you change that system.”
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