americaisjustasmuchacolonialpowerasenglandeverwas.americaisjustasmuchacolonialpowerasfranceeverwas.infact,americaismoresoacolonialpowerthantheybecauseshe''sahypocriticalcolonialpowerbehindit.
whatis20th--what--whatdoyoucallsecondclacitizehip?why,that''scolonization.secondclacitizehipisnothingbut20thcenturyslavery.howyougoatellmeyou''reasecondclacitizen.theydon''thavesecondclacitizehipinanyothergovernmentonthisearth.theyjusthaveslavesandpeoplewhoarefree.well,thiscountryisahypocrite.theytryandmakeyouthinktheysetyoufreebycallingyouasecondclacitizen.no,you''renothingbuta20thcenturyslave.
justasittooknationalismtomove--toremovecolonialismfromasiaandafrica,it''lltakeblacknationalismtodaytoremovecolonialismfromthebacksandthemindsof22millionafro-americahereinthiscountry.
and1964lookslikeitmightbetheyearoftheballotorthebullet.
whydoesitlooklikeitmightbetheyearoftheballotorthebullet?becausenegroeshavelistenedtothetrickery,andthelies,andthefalsepromisesofthewhitemannowfortoolong.andthey''refedup.they''vebecomedisenchanted.they''vebecomedisillusioned.they''vebecomediatisfied,andallofthishasbuiltupfrustratiointheblackcommunitythatmakestheblackcommunitythroughoutamericatodaymoreexplosivethanalloftheatomicbomtheruiacaneverinvent.
wheneveryougotaracialpowderkegsittinginyourlap,you''reinmoretroublethanifyouhadanatomicpowderkegsittinginyourlap.whenaracialpowderkeggoesoff,itdoe''tcarewhoitknocksouttheway.understandthis,it''sdangerous.
andin1964thisseemstobetheyear,becausewhatcanthewhitemanusenowtofoolusafterheputdownthatmarchonwashington?andyouseeallthroughthatnow.hetrickedyou,hadyoumarchingdowntowashington.yes,hadyoumarchingbackandforthbetweenthefeetofadeadmannamedlincolnandanotherdeadmannamedgeorgewashingtonsinging“weshallovercome.”hemadeachumpoutofyou.hemadeafooloutofyou.hemadeyouthinkyouweregoingsomewhereandyouendupgoingnowherebutbetweenlincolnandwashington.
sotoday,ourpeoplearedisillusioned.they''veb