○ 选票还是子弹(MalcolmX:TheBallotortheBullet) ○
andin1964you''llseethisyoungblackman,thisnewgenerationaskingfortheballotorthebullet.thatolduncletomactionisoutdated.theyounggenerationdon''twanttohearanythingabouttheoddsareagaitus.whatdowecareaboutodds?
whenthiscountryherewasfirstbeingfoundedtherewere13colonies.the--thewhiteswerecolonized.theywerefedupwiththistaxationwithoutrepresentation,sosomeofthemstoodupandsaid“libertyordeath.”thoughiwenttoawhiteschooloverhereinmason,michigan,thewhitemanmadethemistakeoflettingmereadhishistorybooks.hemadethemistakeofteachingmethatpatrickhenrywasapatriot,andgeorgewashington,wa''tnothingnon-violentaboutoldpatorgeorgewashington.
libertyordeathwaswhatbroughtaboutthefreedomofwhitesinthiscountryfromtheenglish.theydidn''tcareabouttheodds.whytheyfacedthewrathoftheentirebritishempire.andinthosedaystheyusedtosaythatthebritishempirewassovastandsopowerfulwhenthesun--thesunwouldneversetonthem.thisishowbigitwas,yetthese13little,scrawnystates,tiredoftaxationwithoutrepresentation,tiredofbeingexploitedandoreedanddegraded,toldthatbigbritishempire“libertyordeath.”
andhereyouhave22millionafro-americanblackpeopletodaycatchingmorehellthanpatrickhenryeversaw.andi''m--i''mheretotellyouincaseyoudon''tknowit--thatyougotanew--yougotanewgenerationofblackpeopleinthiscountrywhodon''tcareanythingwhatsoeveraboutodds.theydon''twanttohearyouolduncletomhandkerchiefheadstalkingabouttheodds.no.thisisanewgeneration.ifthey''regoadrafttheseyoungblackmenandsendthemovertokoreaorsouthvietnamtoface800millionchinese--ifyou''renotafraidofthoseodds,youshouldn''tbeafraidoftheseodds.
whyisamerica--whydoesthisloomtobesuchanexplosivepoliticalyear?becausethisistheyearofpolitics.thisistheyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticiaaregoingtocomeintothenegrocommunity.youneverseethemuntilelectiontime.youcan''tfindthemuntilelectiontime.they''regoingtocomeinwithfalsepromises,andastheymakethesefalsepromisesthey''regoafeedourfrustratioandthisw
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