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...andduringthefewmomentsthatwehaveleft,wewanttohavejustanoff-the-cuffchatbetweenyouandme--us.wewanttotalkrightdowntoearthinalanguagethateverybodyherecaneasilyunderstand.weallagreetonight,allofthespeakershaveagreed,thatamericahasaveryseriousproblem.notonlydoesamericahaveaveryseriousproblem,butourpeoplehaveaveryseriousproblem.america’sproblemisus.we’reherproblem.theonlyreasonshehasaproblemisshedoesn’twantushere.andeverytimeyoulookatyourself,beyoublack,brown,red,oryellow--aso-callednegro--yourepresentapersonwhoposessuchaseriousproblemforamericabecauseyou’renotwanted.onceyoufacethisasafact,thenyoucanstartplottingacoursethatwillmakeyouappearintelligent,insteadofunintelligent.
whatyouandineedtodoislearntoforgetourdifferences.whenweetogether,wedon’tetogetherasbaptistsormethodists.youdon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reabaptist,andyoudon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reamethodist.youdon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reamethodistorbaptist.youdon’tcatchhellbecauseyou’reademocratorarepublican.youdon’tcatchhellbecauseyou’reamasonoranelk.andyousuredon’tcatchhell‘causeyou’reanamerican;‘causeifyouwasanamerican,youwouldn’tcatchnohell.youcatchhell‘causeyou’reablackman.youcatchhell,allofuscatchhell,forthesamereason.
soweareallblackpeople,so-callednegroes,second-classcitizens,ex-slaves.youarenothingbuta[sic]ex-slave.youdon’tliketobetoldthat.butwhatelseareyou?
youareex-slaves.youdidn’tehereonthe“mayflower.”youcamehereonaslaveship--inchains,likeahorse,oracow,orachicken.andyouwerebroughtherebythepeoplewhocamehereonthe“mayflower.”youwerebroughtherebytheso-calledpilgrims,orfoundingfathers.theyweretheoneswhobroughtyouhere.
wehaveamonenemy.wehavethisinmon:
wehaveamonoppressor,amonexploiter,andamondiscriminator.butonceweallrealizethatwehavethismonenemy,thenweuniteonthebasisofwhatwehaveinmon.andwhatwehaveforemostinmonisthatenemy--thewhiteman.he’sanenemytoallofus.iknowsomeofyouallthinkthatsomeofthemaren’tenemies.timewilltell.
inbandungbackin,ithink,1954,wasthefirstunitymeetingincenturiesofblackpeople.andonceyoustudywhathappenedatthebandungconference,andtheresultsofthebandungconference,itactuallyservesasamodelforthesameprocedureyouandicanusetogetourproblemssolved.atbandungallthenationscametogether.theirweredarknationsfromafricaandasia.someofthemwerebuddhists.someofthemweremuslim.someofthemwerechristians.someofthemwereconfucianists;somewereatheists.despitetheirreligiousdifferences,theycametogether.someweremunists;someweresocialists;somewerecapitalists.despitetheireconomicandpoliticaldifferences,theycametogether.allofthemwereblack,brown,red,oryellow.
thenumber-onethingthatwasnotallowedtoattendthebandungconferencewasthewhiteman.hecouldn’te.oncetheyexcludedthewhiteman,theyfoundthattheycouldgettogether.oncetheykepthimout,everybodyelsefellrightinandfellinline.thisisthethingthatyouandihavetounderstand.andthesepeoplewhocametogetherdidn’thavenuclearweapons;theydidn’thavejetplanes;theydidn’thavealloftheheavyarmamentsthatthewhitemanhas.buttheyhadunity.
theywereabletosubmergetheirlittlepettydifferencesandagreeononething:
thatthoughoneafricancamefromkenyaandwasbeingcolonizedbytheenglishman,andanotherafricancamefromthecongoandwasbeingcolonizedbythebelgian,andanotherafricancamefromguineaandwasbeingcolonizedbythefrench,andanothercamefromangolaandwasbeingcolonizedbytheportuguese.whentheycametothebandungconference,theylookedattheportuguese,andatthefrenchman,andattheenglishman,andattheother--dutchman--andlearnedorrealizedthattheonethingthatallofthemhadinmon:
theywereallfromeurope,theywerealleuropeans,blond,blue-eyedandwhite-skinned.theybegantorecognizewhotheirenemywas.thesamemanthatwascolonizingourpeopleinkenyawascolonizingourpeopleinthecongo.thesameoneinthecongowascolonizingourpeopleinsouthafrica,andinsouthernrhodesia,andinburma,andinindia,andinafghanistan,andinpakistan.theyrealizedallovertheworldwherethedarkmanwasbeingoppressed,hewasbeingoppressedbythewhiteman;wherethedarkmanwasbeingexploited,hewasbeingexploitedbythewhiteman.sotheygottogetherunderthisbasis--thattheyhadamonenemy.
andwhenyouandihereindetroitandinmichiganandinamericawhohavebeenawakenedtodaylookaroundus,wetoorealizehereinamericaweallhaveamonenemy,whetherhe’singeorgiaormichigan,whetherhe’sincaliforniaornewyork.he’sthesameman:
blueeyesandblondhairandpaleskin--sameman.sowhatwehavetodoiswhattheydid.theyagreedtostopquarrelingamongthemselves.anylittlespatthattheyhad,they’dsettleitamongthemselves,gointoahuddle--don’tlettheenemyknowthatyougot[sic]adisagreement.
insteadofusairingourdifferencesinpublic,wehavetorealizewe’reallthesamefamily.andwhenyouhaveafamilysquabble,youdon’tgetoutonthesidewalk.ifyoudo,everybodycallsyouuncouth,unrefined,uncivilized,savage.ifyoudon’tmakeitathome,yousettleitathome;yougetinthecloset--argueitoutbehindcloseddoors.andthenwhenyoueoutonthestreet,youposeamonfront,aunitedfront.andthisiswhatweneedtodointhemunity,andinthecity,andinthestate.weneedtostopairingourdifferencesinfrontofthewhiteman.putthewhitemanoutofourmeetings,numberone,andthensitdownandtalkshopwitheachother.[that’s]allyougottado.
iwouldliketomakeafewmentsconcerningthedifferencebetweentheblackrevolutionandthenegrorevolution.there’sadifference.aretheyboththesame?
andifthey’renot,whatisthedifference?
whatisthedifferencebetweenablackrevolutionandanegrorevolution?
first,whatisarevolution?
sometimesi’minclinedtobelievethatmanyofourpeopleareusingthisword“revolution”loosely,withouttakingcarefulconsideration[of]whatthiswordactuallymeans,andwhatitshistoriccharacteristicsare.whenyoustudythehistoricnatureofrevolutions,themotiveofarevolution,theobjectiveofarevolution,andtheresultofarevolution,andthemethodsusedinarevolution,youmaychangewords.youmaydeviseanotherprogram.youmaychangeyourgoalandyoumaychangeyourmind.
lookattheamericanrevolutionin1776.thatrevolutionwasforwhat?
forland.whydidtheywantland?
independence.howwasitcarriedout?
bloodshed.numberone,itwasbasedonland,thebasisofindependence.andtheonlywaytheycouldgetitwasbloodshed.thefrenchrevolution--whatwasitbasedon?
theland-lessagainstthelandlord.whatwasitfor?
land.howdidtheygetit?
bloodshed.wasnolovelost;wasnopromise;wasnonegotiation.i’mtellingyou,youdon’tknowwhatarevolutionis.‘causewhenyoufindoutwhatitis,you’llgetbackinthealley;you’llgetoutoftheway.therussianrevolution--whatwasitbasedon?
land.theland-lessagainstthelandlord.howdidtheybringitabout?
bloodshed.youhaven’tgotarevolutionthatdoesn’tinvolvebloodshed.andyou’reafraidtobleed.isaid,you’reafraidtobleed.
[as]longasthewhitemansentyoutokorea,youbled.hesentyoutogermany,youbled.hesentyoutothesouthpacifictofightthejapanese,youbled.youbleedforwhitepeople.butwhenitestimetoseeingyourownchurchesbeingbombedandlittleblackgirlsbemurdered,youhaven’tgotnoblood.youbleedwhenthewhitemansaysbleed;youbitewhenthewhitemansaysbite;andyoubarkwhenthewhitemansaysbark.ihatetosaythisaboutus,butit’strue.howareyougoingtobenonviolentinmississippi,asviolentasyouwereinkorea?
howcanyoujustifybeingnonviolentinmississippiandalabama,whenyourchurchesarebeingbombed,andyourlittlegirlsarebeingmurdered,andatthesametimeyou’regoingtoviolentwithhitler,andtojo,andsomebodyelsethatyoudon’tevenknow?
ifviolenceiswronginamerica,violenceiswrongabroad.ifit’swrongtobeviolentdefendingblackwomenandblackchildrenandblackbabiesandblackmen,thenit’swrongforamericatodraftusandmakeusviolentabroadindefenseofher.andifitisrightforamericatodraftus,andteachushowtobeviolentindefenseofher,thenitisrightforyouandmetodowhateverisnecessarytodefendourownpeoplerighthereinthiscountry.
thechineserevolution--theywantedland.theythrewthebritishout,alongwiththeuncletomchinese.yeah,theydid.theysetagoodexample.wheniwasinprison,ireadanarticle--don’tbeshockedwhenisayiwasinprison.you’restillinprison.that’swhatamericameans:
prison.wheniwasinprison,ireadanarticleinlifemagazineshowingalittlechinesegirl,nineyearsold;herfatherwasonhishandsandkneesandshewaspullingthetrigger‘causehewasanuncletomchinaman,whentheyhadtherevolutionoverthere,theytookawholegenerationofuncletoms--justwipedthemout.andwithintenyearsthatlittlegirlbee[sic]afull-grownwoman.nomoretomsinchina.andtodayit’soneofthetoughest,roughest,mostfearedcountriesonthisearth--bythewhiteman.‘causetherearenouncletoms