"It is incorrect to classify the revolt of the Negro as simply a racial conflict of black against white, or as a purely American problem. Instead, we are today seeing a global rebellion of the oppresse…"

"I don't even call it violence when it's in self-defense; I call it intelligence."

"We are still in the dark ages when it comes to the rights of human beings."

"You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself."

"The only way we're going to get some of this racism out of the way is to use whatever means necessary."