And now may the Constitution of the United States go with you, the Declaration of Independence stand by you, the Bill of Rights protect you, the State Commission against Discrimination keep their eyes and ears upon you, now and forever. Amen.
Be brave. Keep freedom in the family.
Be loyal to yourself, your skin, your lips, your hair, your Southern speech, your laugh, and kindness.
Do what you can for the white folks as they in turn must do indeed for you.
I’m a great one for race pride except I don’t need much in my line of work.
Today, my friends, I find, in being black a thing of beauty, a joy, a strength, a secret cup of gladness, a native land and neither time nor place, a native land in every Negro face.
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