QUOTES
The
power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people.
This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion.
The
most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed
"The
basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value
systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce
his basic human dignity."
"The
blacks are tired of standing at the touchlines to witness a game that they should
be playing. They want to do things for themselves and all by themselves."
"Merely
by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation,
you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your
blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being."
"Black
Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive
call to emanate from the black world for a long time. Its essence is the realisation
by the black man of the need to rally together with his brothers around the cause
of their oppression - the blackness of their skin - and to operate as a group
to rid themselves of the shackles that bind them to perpetual servitude."
"So
as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior.
Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior."
