Being a man is the continuing battle for one’s life.
One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.
– H. Rap Brown
dictionary of death, cartoon of life
myriad of peace, fraction of strife
down streets of ash black power goes
lootings, murders and riots in droves
h. rap and stokely both sold
on dreams of tenements lined with gold
kkk and lbj know problem
just differences in way to solve’em.
one takes self-respect, the other life
chaos of peace, fulfillment of strife.
“Written during the midnight shift. USAF. Germany. 1968.”
If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem.
If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem.
Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power.
– Stokely Carmichael
