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orWhatNext?

Inmylittlehumblewayofunderstandingit,itpointstowardeithertheballotorthebullet.

　　Beforewetryandexplainwhatismeantbytheballotorthebullet,Iwouldliketoclarifysomethingconcerningmyself.I'

mstillaMuslim;

myreligionisstillIslam.That'

smypersonalbelief.JustasAdamClaytonPowellisaChristianministerwhoheadstheAbyssinianBaptistChurchinNewYork,butatthesametimetakespartinthepoliticalstrugglestotryandbringaboutrightstotheblackpeopleinthiscountry;

andDr.MartinLutherKingisaChristianministerdowninAtlanta,Georgia,whoheadsanotherorganizationfightingforthecivilrightsofblackpeopleinthiscountry;

andReverendGalamison,Iguessyou'

veheardofhim,isanotherChristianministerinNewYorkwhohasbeendeeplyinvolvedintheschoolstoeliminatesegregatededucation;

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,withnothingonmyplate,andcallmyselfadiner.Sittingatthetabledoesn'

tmakeyouadiner,unlessyoueatsomeofwhat'

sonthatplate.BeinghereinAmericadoesn'

tmakeyouanAmerican.BeingbornhereinAmericadoesn'

tmakeyouanAmerican.Why,ifbirthmadeyouAmerican,youwouldn'

tneedanylegislation;

youwouldn'

tneedanyamendmentstotheConstitution;

tbefacedwithcivil-rightsfilibusteringinWashington,D.C.,rightnow.Theydon'

thavetopasscivil-rightslegislationtomakeaPolackanAmerican.

　　No,I'

mnotanAmerican.I'

moneofthe22millionblackpeoplewhoarethevictimsofAmericanism.Oneofthe22millionblackpeoplewhoarethevictimsofdemocracy,nothingbutdisguisedhypocrisy.So,I'

mnotstandingherespeakingtoyouasanAmerican,orapatriot,oraflag-saluter,oraflag-waver--no,notI.I'

mspeakingasavictimofthisAmericansystem.AndIseeAmericathroughtheeyesofthevictim.Idon'

tseeanyAmericandream;

IseeanAmericannightmare.

　　These22millionvictimsarewakingup.Theireyesarecomingopen.They'

rebeginningtoseewhattheyusedtoonlylookat.They'

rebecomingpoliticallymature.Theyarerealizingthattherearenewpoliticaltrendsfromcoasttocoast.Astheyseethesenewpoliticaltrends,it'

spossibleforthemtoseethateverytimethere'

sanelectiontheracesaresoclosethattheyhavetohavearecount.TheyhadtorecountinMassachusettstoseewhowasgoingtobegovernor,itwassoclose.ItwasthesamewayinRhodeIsland,inMinnesota,andinmanyotherpartsofthecountry.AndthesamewithKennedyandNixonwhentheyranforpresident.Itwassoclosetheyhadtocountalloveragain.Well,whatdoesthismean?

Itmeansthatwhenwhitepeopleareevenlydivided,andblackpeoplehaveablocofvotesoftheirown,itisleftuptothemtodeterminewho'

sgoingtositintheWhiteHouseandwho'

sgoingtobeinthedoghouse.

　　lt.wastheblackman'

svotethatputthepresentadministrationinWashington,D.C.Yourvote,yourdumbvote,yourignorantvote,yourwastedvoteputinanadministrationinWashington,D.C.,thathasseenfittopasseverykindoflegislationimaginable,savingyouuntillast,thenfilibusteringontopofthat.Andyourandmyleadershavetheaudacitytorunaroundclappingtheirhandsandtalkabouthowmuchprogresswe'

remaking.Andwhatagoodpresidentwehave.Ifhewasn'

tgoodinTexas,hesurecan'

tbegoodinWashington,D.C.BecauseTexasisalynchstate.ItisinthesamebreathasMississippi,nodifferent;

onlytheylynchyouinTexaswithaTexasaccentandlynchyouinMississippiwithaMississippiaccent.AndtheseNegroleadershavetheaudacitytogoandhavesomecoffeeintheWhiteHousewithaTexan,aSoutherncracker--that'

sallheis--andthencomeoutandtellyouandmethathe'

sgoingtobebetterforusbecause,sincehe'

sfromtheSouth,heknowshowtodealwiththeSoutherners.Whatkindoflogicisthat?

LetEastlandbepresident,he'

sfromtheSouthtoo.HeshouldbebetterabletodealwiththemthanJohnson.

　　InthispresentadministrationtheyhaveintheHouseofRepresentatives257Democratstoonly177Republicans.Theycontroltwo-thirdsoftheHousevote.Whycan'

ttheypasssomethingthatwillhelpyouandme?

IntheSenate,thereare67senatorswhoareoftheDemocraticParty.Only33ofthemareRepublicans.Why,theDemocratshavegotthegovernmentsewedup,andyou'

retheonewhoseweditupforthem.Andwhathavetheygivenyouforit?

Fouryearsinoffice,andjustnowgettingaroundtosomecivil-rightslegislation.Justnow,aftereverythingelseisgone,outoftheway,they'

regoingtositdownnowandplaywithyouallsummerlong--thesameoldgiantcongamethattheycallfilibuster.Allthoseareincahootstogether.Don'

tyoueverthinkthey'

renotincahootstogether,forthemanthatisheadingthecivil-rightsfilibusterisamanfromGeorgianamedRichardRussell.WhenJohnsonbecamepresident,thefirstmanheaskedforwhenhegotbacktoWashington,D.C.,was"

Dicky"

--that'

showtighttheyare.That'

shisboy,that'

shispal,that'

shisbuddy.Butthey'

replayingthatoldcongame.Oneofthemmakesbelievehe'

sforyou,andhe'

sgotitfixedwheretheotheroneissotightagainstyou,heneverhastokeephispromise.

　　Soit'

stimein1964towakeup.Andwhenyouseethemcomingupwiththatkindofconspiracy,letthemknowyoureyesareopen.Andletthemknowyou--somethingelsethat'

swideopentoo.It'

sgottobetheballotorthebullet.Theballotorthebullet.Ifyou'

reafraidtouseanexpressionlikethat,youshouldgetonoutofthecountry;

youshouldgetbackinthecottonpatch;

youshouldgetbackinthealley.TheygetalltheNegrovote,andaftertheygetit,theNegrogetsnothing