The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.

Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of white America to their questions about it.

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as SNCC does - must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan.

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.