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twanttoleaveanybodyout.Thequestiontonight,asIunderstandit,is"

TheNegroRevolt,andWhereDoWeGoFromHere?

"

orWhatNext?

Inmylittlehumblewayofunderstandingit,itpointstowardeithertheballotorthebullet.

Beforewetryandexplainwhatismeantbytheballotorthebullet,Iwouldliketoclarifysomethingconcerningmyself.I'

mstillaMuslim;

myreligionisstillIslam.That'

smypersonalbelief.JustasAdamClaytonPowellisaChristianministerwhoheadstheAbyssinianBaptistChurchinNewYork,butatthesametimetakespartinthepoliticalstrugglestotryandbringaboutrightstotheblackpeopleinthiscountry;

andDr.MartinLutherKingisaChristianministerdowninAtlanta,Georgia,whoheadsanotherorganizationfightingforthecivilrightsofblackpeopleinthiscountry;

andReverendGalamison,Iguessyou'

veheardofhim,isanotherChristianministerinNewYorkwhohasbeendeeplyinvolvedintheschoolboycottstoeliminatesegregatededucation;

well,Imyselfamaminister,notaChristianminister,butaMuslimminister;

andIbelieveinactiononallfrontsbywhatevermeansnecessary.

AlthoughI'

mstillaMuslim,I'

mnotheretonighttodiscussmyreligion.I'

mnotheretotryandchangeyourreligion.I'

mnotheretoargueordiscussanythingthatwedifferabout,becauseit'

stimeforustosubmergeourdifferencesandrealizethatitisbestforustofirstseethatwehavethesameproblem,acommonproblem,aproblemthatwillmakeyoucatchhellwhetheryou'

reaBaptist,oraMethodist,oraMuslim,oranationalist.Whetheryou'

reeducatedorilliterate,whetheryouliveontheboulevardorinthealley,you'

regoingtocatchhelljustlikeIam.We'

reallinthesameboatandweallaregoingtocatchthesamehellfromthesameman.Hejusthappenstobeawhiteman.Allofushavesufferedhere,inthiscountry,politicaloppressionatthehandsofthewhiteman,economicexploitationatthehandsofthewhiteman,andsocialdegradationatthehandsofthewhiteman.

Nowinspeakinglikethis,itdoesn'

tmeanthatwe'

reanti-white,butitdoesmeanwe'

reanti-exploitation,we'

reanti-degradation,we'

reanti-oppression.Andifthewhitemandoesn'

twantustobeanti-him,lethimstopoppressingandexploitinganddegradingus.WhetherweareChristiansorMuslimsornationalistsoragnosticsoratheists,wemustfirstlearntoforgetourdifferences.Ifwehavedifferences,letusdifferinthecloset;

whenwecomeoutinfront,letusnothaveanythingtoargueaboutuntilwegetfinishedarguingwiththeman.IfthelatePresidentKennedycouldgettogetherwithKhrushchevandexchangesomewheat,wecertainlyhavemoreincommonwitheachotherthanKennedyandKhrushchevhadwitheachother.

Ifwedon'

tdosomethingrealsoon,Ithinkyou'

llhavetoagreethatwe'

regoingtobeforcedeithertousetheballotorthebullet.It'

soneortheotherin1964.Itisn'

tthattimeisrunningout—timehasrunout!

1964threatenstobethemostexplosiveyearAmericahaseverwitnessed.Themostexplosiveyear.Why?

It'

salsoapoliticalyear.It'

stheyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticianswillbebackintheso-calledNegrocommunityjivingyouandmeforsomevotes.Theyearwhenallofthewhitepoliticalcrookswillberightbackinyourandmycommunitywiththeirfalsepromises,buildingupourhopesforaletdown,withtheirtrickeryandtheirtreachery,withtheirfalsepromiseswhichtheydon'

tintendtokeep.Astheynourishthesedissatisfactions,itcanonlyleadtoonething,anexplosion;

andnowwehavethetypeofblackmanonthesceneinAmericatoday--I'

msorry,BrotherLomax--whojustdoesn'

tintendtoturntheothercheekanylonger.

Don'

tletanybodytellyouanythingabouttheoddsareagainstyou.Iftheydraftyou,theysendyoutoKoreaandmakeyouface800millionChinese.Ifyoucanbebraveoverthere,youcanbebraverighthere.Theseoddsaren'

tasgreatasthoseodds.Andifyoufighthere,youwillatleastknowwhatyou'

refightingfor.

I'

mnotapolitician,notevenastudentofpolitics;

infact,I'

mnotastudentofmuchofanything.I'

mnotaDemocrat.I'

mnotaRepublican,andIdon'

tevenconsidermyselfanAmerican.IfyouandIwereAmericans,there'

dbenoproblem.ThoseHonkiesthatjustgotofftheboat,they'

realreadyAmericans;

PolacksarealreadyAmericans;

theItalianrefugeesarealreadyAmericans.EverythingthatcameoutofEurope,everyblue-eyedthing,isalreadyanAmerican.AndaslongasyouandIhavebeenoverhere,wearen'

tAmericansyet.

Well,Iamonewhodoesn'

tbelieveindeludingmyself.I'

mnotgoingtositatyourtableandwatchyoueat,withnothingon