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Introduction Racissmy stematviecrialfileiyst sewlhfe nt hes lavcea no nly breafkt ebey i mitattihnemg a stebry:c ontradihcitosiw nng real0i ty. Whena Blacmka nl ooaktsB lacpke opwliet hB laa ck minadn dB lacsko uilti, si mmediaatpeplayr tehnatBt l ack peopploes sceesrst uaniinq cuhea ractewrhiiscnthoi tc so nly distintghueifmsr ho wmh itaensdn egroebsu,tw hichha ve greatly conttrhisebu urtveiodvfB a llta oc Wkhsi.t reesc og­ nizteh iasn d haavlew aayst tempttoee dr adictahtees e characteorri sdtiiscctsrh eedmIi.nit n stawnhceerste h ey havseu cceendeegdr,ho aevsbe e ecnr eated. Negroheasv ael wabyese cnl oaslel oifew sh itients r ying toe liminBaltaec k restious ntdaensciera acbcluel tu.r ation Negroseespe o oarn du ninstitutBiloancaaklssi zneidg gers. Thefiyn di tn ecesstao ryp rowvhei ttteohs a tth eayr neo t niggefrasi,lt ion gr ealiwzhei tseteshae al Btll acpke opalse niggenrom sa,t theorwr icohrh owp oor. SomBel acks tporb eec faelrln eedg robeesc autsheel yi ke tod istintghueimsshe flrvoeomst hBerl acTkhse.fy e atrh at ift hecya lltehde mselves thBelmyai cgkhsat,n tagonize whit.eA sndi ft heayn tagonwihzietdeth se,yw oulldo se o Thisq uotwea st akefnr oma na rticlwer ittbeyn J ohnO 'Neaeln titled "Motioni nt heO ceani,"nB lack TheatDerra,m aR eviewV,o l1.2 ,N o.4. thepiors itaiso nn egroes-the whoivteer-saoepfep rosi nted Blac.Tk hsus, nheagvraeol ewsa tyrsi teoda iadn di mpress whitbeyse liminBaltaikncnegs sN.e grokneosw thawth ites prefienrs titutiBolnaaclikis.z,eBe .ld,a cwkhso g ivteh eir allegitaown hciet ceu ltuproalli,t sioccaialan,ld e conomic instintsuN.to ino-instituBtliaocnakarsdle ii ffizceutdl oct o n­ troble,c autshee ailrl egiatnoBc le aciaksns dn ott ow hite instit.uI ttii sno engsrowehsos traitnos entdh ecihri ldren tow hitsec hosoolt sh atth nei ggientr h emma yb ek illaendd theym ayt herebbeyc ombee ttienrs titutionalized. Anya ctioorbn e havwihoitc ihsn ote ndorbsyew dh ites, negroceosn si"daecrt ian ngi ggeWrh.a"tw as" actian g niggtewro"y ears isa gona ocwc epatse" ds of.u"N aturally, this ewnadso rsbeydw hites bbeefionargce c eptbeyd negroTehsec. o nversiannt eigoranom erihcaaas l wabyese n, "What waer geo intgo daob out them niggers?" never, "What waegr oei ntog adboo utth ewmh ite fNoelgkrso?e"s alwasyasi "dN,i ggheorlsd iunsbg a ck"lN"i ggaeirnss' hti tl" "Dong'ot arounda n aicgtgienrgl " Negroseasy : Nobodbyu nti ggceurrss eu sa"enp do Eorn glish." Nobodbyun ti ggers steal. Nobodbyun ti ggaerraesl walyosu d. Nobodyn ibugtg erst otl hibesl tueens . Nobodbyun ti ggbeurrsan n d loot. Nobodbyun ti ggeearwtsa term.e lon Id onc'atly olu n igg'ecra uysoeu 'mrien e, Ic aylolun igg'ecra uysoeus hine. While neagrrseoa eysit nhgia sb oupto oarn du ninstitu­ tionalBilzaecwdkh si,t seasty h iasb ouatlB ll acTkhsen. e gro, beinugn abtloer ecognwihzoie st het rueen embye,c omes ane nemoyfB lacNkesg.r operse f"elri vitnobg e"i nfgr ee. Tob eB laicnkt hciosu ntisrt yob e nai ggTeorb .e nai gger ist or esbiosttwh h ite naengdrd oe atIhti. s t ob ef reien spiriifnt o,tb ody.i stI htes pirofir te sistanchea sw hich prepaBrleadc fkso r utlhtei msatrtueg gTlhei.ws o rd«,n ig_ gerw,h"i cihst aboionn egraon dw hitaem eribceac,o mes meaninignft uhlBe l accko mmuniAtmyo.nB gl aciktis sn ot uncommtoonh eatrh e wo"rmdyns i,g ge(rda,d"r estsoae d brothas earn e xpresosfik oinn shainpdb rotherahnodo d respfeochrta virnegs i)so,tre " dHe's nai gbgaedmr ela,n"­ ingH,e 'll usptf aohnrid m seHlewf o.n 'ltey to ud ow.nH e'll god ownw ityho u. WBhleanc ckasl nle gro"ens iggers," howevietrt, a koenst he negatoifwv heinteaesn sdn egro usage. Negroaensdw hitheasv wei shdeeda tthoa lBll actkosa ,l l niggeTrhse.is re ntimies"n Dti Nei ggDeire l"-eibtyh er becomiann egg roorb yi nstitutiooran catligivezene odc ide. Blackknso wh,o wevtehra,nt o m attheorw m ucho rh ow harnde groaensdw hitmeasy t ryu,l timaittwe illbeyl t he negraon d ahlilswi heows i l"lD ye, didei!e," Americcaal ling. negroes. cayno ud·a nce? plafyo ot/ba?s eball nanny? cook? needneodw n.e groes whoc an entertain ONLY. othenrost wanted. ( a&rc eo nsideexrterde dmealnyg er)o us. Don L. Lee My firscto ntawcittw hh itaem erica wasm arkbeydh er viofloewrnh ceen, a whitdeo ctpourl lmeed f robme ­ tweemny m othelre'gassn ds lapped myw eta sls,,a se veroyt hneerg rino amerirceaa,c ttoet dh imsa n-inflicted paiwni tah c ryA. cry athmaetr ica hanse vearl lowteocd e asae ;ct rhya t J getlso uder moarneid n tenwsiet h agea;c rtyh acta no nlbyeh earadn d undersbtyoo otdh ewrhsol ivbee hind thceo lcourr taAi cnr.yO ?r w as it a screaWmh?a teviwetar sw,ea ccepted it. Ih adb eebno rni n" ameritchael, a nodf t hef reeT.o" insumryce o untfrrye'esd moymf ,a thwearss omewhere fight­ ingf,o r thiays e aworaft s h e sewcaortn ode nda lwla rs­ WorlWda rI IT.h iwsa sO ctob4e,1r 943 ,a ndv ictwoarsiny thaei Trh.e w orlwdo ulndo wb es affeo r democracy. But wwhoou lidn suref rmeye doWmh?ow oulmda ke democrsaacfyfe o Brl ack peAompelreir?ce ac ognilzoendg agow hante groneoswe xamiinned islbie:ee fverByl ack biritnha meriicspa o litWiictaehla .c nhe wb irctohm eas potencthiaalll etnotg heee x istoirndgeE ra.c nhe w genera­ tiobnr infgosr utnht esmtieldi taAnmceyr.i crau'lsic nlga ss nowe xperiewnhcaetHs e romdu shta vaet t heb irtohf "Chri"sGtoa" n:d s ear.c.ha .ndw heny e hafvoeu nhdi m, brimnegw oradg ain,I m tahyca otm aen dw orshipa lhsiom. " Ameridcoae sn't knoBwl acwbkhi irictshgh o intgob e the birtthhaw ti lolv erthtrhoicwso untry. Thet hretaoat m erica, hdoowenesov tee xri,is ntn egro amer,ib cuatr aethra sa resuolfnt e graom eriIcfao .n e examitnheess t rucotfut rheic so untry hcelw oilslne oltye thatth earrete h rbeaes ciact egotrhieeaysr w:eh itaem erica, 1 negra\)m eriacnadB, l ack amTehreti hcraet.ao tt h eex isting strucctoumrees Bflraocmak m eriwchai,ce hx isitncs o ntra­ dicttioob no twhh itaen dn egraom eriIctia st. h eev olution oft hesceo ntraditchtahitao sng si verni steot hep resent revoluticoonnadriyt Rieovnosl.u itsii onnd eiende vitable, anda,s t hec yclofec hancgel osaerso uanmde rircaac'iss t environtmheiens ts,u ceo lobofer c ommeosr pee rtinent. Coloirst hefi rstth inBgl acpke opilnea merica become awaroef Y.o ua reb orinn tao w orltdh ahta sg ivecno lor meanianngd c olobre comtehses ingmloes dte termining factoofyr o uerx isteCnocleod.re termwihneersye o ul ive, howy oul ive uannddec,re rtcaiirnc umstiafyn ocuwe isl,l livCeo.l odre termyionuefrsre indsy,o uerd ucation, your mothearn'dfs a thejro'bwssh ,e ryeo up lawyh,a yto u play andm,o riem portawnhtalytyo ,ut hionfky ourself. Ina ndo fi tsceollfho,ar ns o m eaniBnugtt. h weh itweo rld hasg iveintm eaning-polsioctiieacclao,ln ,o mhiics,t orical, physiolaongdip chaill oso.p hOincccaoell hoarsb e egni ven meanianngo ,r deirst hereebsyt abliIsfyh oeuad r.eb orn Blacikna meriycoaua, r teh e latshtao tro dfeA rsk. i dwse leartnhefedo rmultah seft orru cotfau mreer iscoacni ety: Ify ou'wrhei te, You'arlreli ght. Ify ou'brreo wn, Stiacrko und. Butiy fo u're black, Getba cgke,bt a ck. Becauosfte h iem portaasnscieg tnoce odl onre,g rocehso ose onlyl etgoi timtawtoai mzeer icas:a ndwn heigtrWeoh .e n onee xamitnhewesa yi nw hicthh etsweoa meriacrasest ruc­ tureidti, so bviotuhsat th es imilabreittwieeteshn e amr e greattheartn h dei ffereTnhceed si.ff ereenxcioesnstl yt hien 2 external coofne traoclah n dt heir internawlh iocrhid,n e r, tum,c reatvael ue contraIdnio ctthieowrno sr.d sw,h ites control whbiottaehm eriacnad n egraom erifcoart heb ene­ fito fw hit.eA sndb ecauosfet hiksi nodf e xtercnoanlt rboyl whitienst heoiwrn s elf-innteergersote,s swtrhuoc tutrhee ir communitaifetset rh osoef w hiteasr ef orcetdo e nforce valuoefsw hit.eT sheya ttemtpote xplaaiwna yt heilrac okf control by sayinagr ejt uhs.atmt e mtbheeoryfst hel arger communiotf"y a meric.a"n s A monologiuspe e rpetueaxlployu ndbeydw hitaem erica whicihse choebdyn egroeasffl ictweidt whh itpea triisomt. whitaem erica: Thinwkh itoer I'll kill you. Andif y ou thtionwokh it1e1,k1 i ylolu . negraom erica: Think whiIt'ekill lloy ro u. Andi f ytohui ntko ow hit"et hmea n"w ill ykoiu.l l Sot hincko lodr.e Imitate the white man, butn ott op erfecitnif orno notfh im. AsJ uliMaonr easua yisn h inso veBll,a cCko mmandos: Attitundeecse ssfaorsryu rviwvearlve i goropuosulnyd ed into the wooolfyb lhaecbakod yssa ndg irblyst heir lovimnogt hresT.h eb oysw erer earetdob eN egroes, notm en.A Negrmoi ghstu rviav weh ilbeu,t a black "mand"i dnl'itv vee rlyo ng.. .b laAc bko ya imintgo . reach "manhroaothde"tr h a"nN ergo-hoorda"r ely lived that long. For4 00 years the cionntterrnaadli catnidio nncso inssten­ cieosfw hitaem erihcaav bee en dweiatlthth rouight isn sti­ tuti.oI nnsr egatrodr acoer c olotrh,e sceo ntradichtaivoen s 3 alwaybse eno na natinoenvaelar, loocrai ln divildueav.le l Whiteassi ndividhuaavleasl waylso vetdob et hougohfta s superior.h aTvheae lyw ayksn ownt haitft hecyo uld fjyu sti andm aket heiarc tiolnesg aeli,t htehrr outghhe irre ligion, theicro urotrst heihri sto(rdeyu catiosnyaslt )em,t hen it woulbde u nnecesstaoar cyt uarlelcyt itfhye mb ecautshee negro would acceipntt ertphreiertW ahtiitoen . america's most diffipcruolbtl etmh ubse comehso wt oj usyt ainfdn ot rectinfayt ioinnaclno siste.nI cfiw ehsitnea tionailsid sims ­ guiseas dh istoorryr eligitohne,n iisit r ruetfablWeh.i te nationalism hidsitvoiirdnyet sto w o paBr.tCs.a, n dA .D. ­ befotrhee whmiatne'r se ligainodna f tiertA .n d" progsrse," ofc oursiesc, o nsidetrohe adv et akepnl acoen layf tetrh e whitmea n'rse ligciaomne i ntboe inTgh. ei mplicaitsi on evindteG:o di so nt hew hitmea n'ssi dfeo,r whJietseuw sa s the" sono"fG od. Whitaem erihcaasu serde ligainodnh istotroy its advan­ tageT.h ust,h eN ortnhe verre aldliyff erferdo mt heS outh fort hey btoatuhg htth es ameh istoCrayt.h olniecvse dri f­ ferefdr oomt herre ligfiootrnh se tya ugfhrto tmh es amet ext. Republicaarnens od ifferefnrto mD emocr,aa tssD emocrats aren od ifferefnrto mD ixietcsrA.as f orl iberFaalnso,sn a ys theya re" asmu cht hee nemyo fo pprseesdp eoplaen dF ree­ domas thes elf-avowed beecnaeumisytie, si mpossitbol eb e both mae mbero ft heo pprescsloarsa sn da frieonfdt he oppresseSdo.w "e cans eet hafto rw hitaem eritchae o nly reaclo ntradictairoetn hso steh aatr ifsreo mt heT hirteenth, FourteeanntdhF ifteeAnmtehn dmenotfsh erC onstitution. Thesceo ntradicgtiivroein sste on egraom erica. MostB lacpke rsoonfsm y timew ereb orni ntnoe gro americTah.efi rstth inygo ul earinst hayto ua red ifferent frowmh iteTsh.en extth inygo ul earinst hayto ua red ifferent frome acho theYro.u a reb orni ntao worlodf d ouble standawrhdesr ceo loirso fp aramount impoIrnyt oaunrc e. 4 communictoyl poaar t teexrinws htisc ihsc losaekliytn ot he whitmea n'asn,dl ikewriesien fofrrcoebmdo tehn dosf t he spectrLuimg.h t-skniengnreobdee sl ietvheea yr es uperior andd arkneegrr oeasl low ttoho epme raotnte h abte lief. Becauosfet hew idec olorra ngweh icehx isitnns e gro ameriacnai ,n tercnoallco orl ohnaysb eecnr eatDeadr.k negroaerste a ugthhtat th eayr ien fernioootrn ltyow hites butt ol ighter-nsekgirnonAeensddl. i ghter-nsekgirnoneesd assumseu pae raitotri tude. Negraom eriicssa e utp t hes amaes w hitaem eriTchae. lighstkeirn naen de grtoh,em orsei gnifiac raonlhtee c an pla(yt.Ih asa lwabyese tnh eo new hol ooked white who madieit n n egarmoe riTchai.s twhamesa n wtihtpeho sition, thien fluentcheiw,sa st hme anw hou suagloltty h ew hite man'bse sjto )b .Ibne tweleing ht negraon da mBelraiccka negraom eri(ncita e rmofsc ol)ot,rh eirsaes pecciaatle gory ofp eopwlheo,a raes sigtnheneda meo fr endi ggeTrhse.s e arteh pee opwlheo a rlei gehnto utgohg oi nto nleiggrhot ameribcuatd, o n oth avcea ucascihaanr act.eT rhiesyt ics donh'atv set raihgahiotrr w hitfee atuSroet sh.ec ya ng o (!itwhaeydr,e pendoinnt gh emT.h ecya no peraitnBe l ack negro amoerar tti hcoeau tferri nogfel isg nhetg raom erica. Racper ejuidnia cmee ribceac omceosl porre juidnin ceeg ro ameriTchaa.wt h icihsc ultuprraelj ubdyiw chei taegsa inst Blacbkesc omcelsa psrse juidnin ceeg raom eriTcoad .i stin­ guitshhe mse,nl evgersoaesss icglnad siss tin.cH teirowene s fintdh ien stitauntdsi unbgs titoufpt airnaglv lauelelsN .e ­ groaesss utmhea t wihsga oto d wfhoitrae m eriics� good fonre graom erica. Negroaersae lwacyosn finteod whcaatnb ec alltehde "shrietg itm.eIn" fi rsbte camaec quainwtitethdh es hit regimiennt th ec ubs couItnse .v erpya radwee, a lways marchbeedh itnhde h orswehsi,c mhe antth awte always hadt om arcihnh orseAslhtlih twe.a yt hroulgihtf hee arree 7 shirte gimeinn tthsne egrco ommunaintdyn egroaedsh ere tot hemA.sa m attoeffr a cnte,g roewsi lplr ottehcets e regi­ mentTsh.e d ebawtaes n evewrh ethoerrn ot hwaed t o marcbhu,t wheotrnh eortt hew hitweesr geo intgop ut machidnoewsnt hetroew asthh heo rseaswhaibyte fowree marchienid t T.h erwea sn evearn yd iscusassti owo hne ther orn otw es houmladr cbhe hitnhdhe orsUehs-.u h. Every­ bodayc cepttheadTt h.e jyu swta ntetdh heo rseshit washed outo ft he wbaeyf owreec amet hrgohu. Whaimteer ica's largesrte gsihmiietsnn etg raom erica. Givetnh ante graoreaesc olonpiezoepdtl heme,o sitm por­ tanpth asoefc oloniziastt hiseou nb -culpthuarsIaennl. e gro amerinceag,r oreesl aotnelt yon egrooefts h es ameed uca­ tionbaalc kgroDur�S.do .- andt-aSlookns l tyoD rS.o -and-So andt he broontt hheebr l ocbke ttneorta clti kheet hinks hec ang ou pt oD rS.o -anda-nSdto a ltko hmiamn -to-man. ToD r.S o-andt-hSeo ,b roontt hheberl ociksn othibnugta niggwehro 'hso lditnhger acbea ckD.r .S o-an-dSgoo etso theE piscopal tChhePu rrecshb,y teriaCna tohro litch e ChurcThh.eb rotohnet rh bel ogcoke tsot hBea ptCihsutr ch, thHeo lRyo lloerrt shS ea nctiCfiheudr cAhn.d tMheet hod­ ist Chiusr bciehnt wetehnte w oI.ta ina'snt i ggearsit shhe BaptCihsutr ch,i t'n'bosut t h aisg chl aassst heE piscopal ChurcAhs.n egrobeesc ommeo re" white-eductahtee d," transiitnri eolni giboeng iAnlslo. f a suddeint,b' esn eath thetmo g ot oc huracnhd s houatn dg ehta ppTyh.a tn'ost dignifiAs etdh.e gye tm or"ee ducattehder,ie"rl iggieotns more tlhiwekh ei tmea n'rse ligaisio ftn h ehiera vweinlb le segregat"eEdd utcoaote.iv oeennx" t ednodwsn t ot hnea m­ inogf t hceh ild.Tr heemn or"ee ducatthenede "g rboe comes, thmeo rEeu ropneaanm ehsep icfkosr chhiisl dren. Michele, Simone, HWuhbieternyAt.l, ol f a suSdadmae nnd, Bertha Leea ing'oto edn ouganhmy oreI.no thweorr dvsa,l uaerse 8 llssitgonn eadm eNsa.m emsu snto wb em oret hafnu nc­ tional. Thep oonre grdoo esans'ptit robe ew hitheej, u swta nttso make inittno e graom eriScoha e.w orkhsa radl hli lsi fe and finalrleyna tl si thtoluesa en dp uts sfoumren iint iuwtrh ei ch hek eeps cowvietprhle ads stoi cwi otn 'gte dti rtAyn.dh e getmsa di fa nybosdiyt si tbo,en c auhsee't sr yitnoig m itate negraom eriOcnac.he eg etisn tnoe graom erihceal ,e arns ofs o-camlildeddl e-vcallauwsehssi ,t e vTahleuhnee ws a.n ts tog eitn twoh ite america. Whenh et riteoes n twehri taem erihceai ,sr ejecTtheed . doorasr seh uEtv.e inf hhaesa bjiogb sionmw eh itfier m, Ifh e's otnheo "sooefn ly" nheegs rtoifielnsldo, su tth ahte 's Blacwkh en qiuti'tst tiinmgTe h.e w hitweo rkegrots h eir waya ndl eahviemt og oh iTsh.e y'nrieca en d frioentn hdel y job and all bbuudttd hya-dtbo uedsdgnyo'o, tu tside the office. Thewya ndttoh ne'itr friends tthheiyn'krien g that nigger Sloot vheisrses tu.sp rae actiinto hnne e grHoe.g ets frustraantdte rdi teosl ivae c ontradaincdtt ihoantw 'hsy whetnh ree bellsitoahnrest' a,sl f lo trh emH.ed oeshna'vte thceo uratgoae d miittt ot hweh itmea nW.h ent hweh ite folhkesw orkwsi tahs hki m whheat th inakbso u"tt hrei ot," hes ays huirtt'ist nhcega usaen da lslo rtbsu lolf tlhiakte. Hutth anti ght aftheebr r ewaorkreskc ,o gredtst hionmget o watciht to.nvc h.e,e rliinkagem u thafutchkweah oltei me. Taket heW ashingDt.oCnr.,e ,b ellfiooirnn ,s tance. They arresstoemde thliink3ge, 000 paenodwp hleen tbhoeoyk ed em,t hey foouuttnh dat th e gmraejaotr oiftt hye m worked • for gtohvee rnmHeandjt o.b msa,k imnogn esyt,it lhlew seer e thdeu des wwehrooe u itn t hset reIenDt e.t riotiw ta st he Hlltmhei nIgtw. a sn't thoeun nleym plobyreodt hIetwr a.s thoen e who was hobmrei$ n1g1ei0vn egrF yr idIaytw. a s thoen e whhaoda Thunderabnidrs do,m cel evainn es. He 9

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More than any other black leader, H. Rap Brown, chairman of the radical Black Power organization Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came to symbolize the ideology of black revolution. This autobiography—which was first published in 1969, went through seven printings and has long bee
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