I believe that there will be ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the system of exploitation. I believe that there will be that kind of clash, but I don't think it will be based on the color of the skin... Malcolm X
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Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking about the power of the African American race in America. He believed that there was a gap between the African American race and all others. He also believed that this gap would eventually be closed because people could not be kept down forever.

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