Liberation Will Come from a Black Thing
CollectionVarious Black Liberation Movement Publications Taken from a speech given at the Western Regional Black Youth Conference, held in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 23, 1967. Introduction: Spurred by the intense rebellions of 1967, black people were groping with ways to heighten their struggle during the fall months of that year. As is the case today, there was much confusion then concerning the nature of the movement for black liberation. Many leading spokesmen continued to argue that the only problem which black people faced was a racial one. Others were denying the historical basis of the black liberation struggle, stating that until the advent of Black Power, black people had docilely accepted their oppression in the United States. By November, 1967, Brother Forman decided that his correct ideological positions and beliefs had to be given a broad base in the black community, as opposed to merely being confined within the internal ranks of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.