African american quotes about unity

During his childhood, he and his family experienced racism against African Americans, and moved to several different locations to escape it. As a young adult, Malcolm became involved with criminal activity, and he ended up serving a ten year prison term. While in jail, he sought to better himself and read extensively about philosophy and religion. He learned about the Black Muslims and eventually joined their movement. This led to other positions, and he became a spokesman for the Black Muslims who sought to separate the black race from others and use self defense as a way to achieve their goals. This contradicted the position of civil rights advocates of the time.

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb. It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglas. The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift.