..when the black populations of the world have a future, so will the Western nations have a future-and not till then. But the terrible probability is that the Western populations, struggling to hold on to what they have stolen from their captives, and unable to look into their mirror will precipitate a chaos throughout the world which, if it does not bring life on this planet to an end, will bring about a racial war such as the world has never seen, and for which generations yet unborn will curse our names forever. James Baldwin
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In a speech delivered at the United Nations, Dr. King said the world will only have a future when the black populations of the world have a future. Once all of the black people have a future, then all of the Western nations will have a future. This is because only when the black population is secure and prosperous will the Western nations be secure and prosperous.

If they are not safe or prosperous then they will not be capable of supporting the western population and this will lead to conflict between them. Therefore, to avoid this conflict between them, they must support their own people first before any other.

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