harriet tubman

Harriet Tubman a born slave made it her dream to become free and to free as many as possible along with herself. So not only was she able to flee slavery she came back for others freedom thirteen times.

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

"I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."

"I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it."

 

malcolm x

otherwise known as al hajj malik al shabazz was an activist who spoke most of his middle aged life X was assasinated as he was giving a speech.

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it."

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."

"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

"The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God."

 

Huey P. Newton

Huey P. Newton was one of the founders of the Black Panther Party. The 3 quotes under this I think can show what a revolutionary leader he was. Leader of the people.

"My fear was not of death itself, but a death without meaning."

"I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images."

"You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution. "

assata shakur

Assata Shakur, a political prisoner. To make the story short Assata was yet another member of the black panthers party. She wrote a book on her various adventures and she was arrested throughout the book. She was able to escape her enslavement in prison and escape to Cuba, today she remains on the American death list(if found she will be killed)

"Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is."

 

ali

Refer to my movies page and read on ali the movie this was the story of ali's career, and life.

"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."

" Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change."

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

rosa parks

Rosa Parks was the spark to the montgomery bus boycott. Her refusal to give her seat up to a white person landed her in jail. African Americans in montgomery, boycotted buses until her release and non segregated buses.

"I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back and I just couldn’t move."

martin luther king jr.

Martin Luther as Malcolm X was a speaker whom fought against segregation. He too was assasinated

"Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

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