"The American black man is the most unfortunate human being to land on the face of the earth. He was brought here from Africa and has been brainwashed, stripped of his culture, his language, his religi…"

"We don’t see any American dream; we’ve experienced only the American nightmare."

"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we int…"

"Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today."

"We are not interested in being integrated into a burning house."