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

Stokely Carmichael
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  2. Dr. King's policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very...

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