Without the presence of black people in America, European-Americans would not be "white"-- they would be Irish, Italians, Poles, Welsh, and other engaged in class, ethnic, and gender struggles over resources and identity. (p. 107-108)
I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.
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Unknown
This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America
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Paul Robeson
And here's to the blues, the real blues– where there's a hint of hope in every cry of desperation.
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David Mutti Clark
Alone, we are great, but together, we are better.
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Izey Victoria Odiase
We are going to win our freedom because both the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of the Almighty God are embodied in our echoing demands. So however difficult it is during this period, however difficult it is to continue to live...
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Anonymous
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