A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.

Amiri Baraka

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom Black freedom struggle

Author

Amiri Baraka

Source

Tokenism: 300 Years for 5 Cents

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Jones, LeRoi (aka Imamu Amiri Baraka). "Tokenism: 300 Years for 5 Cents." Kulchur, Spring 1962, no. 5.

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Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it's cowardice.

George Jackson

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Topic
Fighting injustice

Author

George Jackson
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jackson, George. Letter to Mother and Father. 2 May 1965.

Another quote about Freedom

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.

John Philpot Curran

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Topic
Price of freedom Freedom
Speaker
John Philpot Curran
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1816 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Curran, John Philpot. Speech on the right of election of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. 10 July 1790, Dublin, Ireland.