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Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children
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"Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of the children in this country, black children, who you allow to come into white schools. We have 94 percent who still live in shacks. We are going to be concerned about those 94 percent"

- Stokely Carmichael

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Stokely Carmichael is stressing the demand to concentrate on the majority of the populace, rather than the minority. He is suggesting that the 6 percent of black youngsters who are allowed to attend white schools need to not be the major focal point. Instead, he is supporting for the 94 percent of the population that are living in hardship and also in shacks. He is suggesting that the resources and attention ought to be guided towards those who remain in the most need, instead of those who are already in a much better setting. He is emphasizing the importance of helping those that are in the most need, instead of those who are currently in a far better placement. This quote is a contact us to action to prioritize the requirements of the majority of the populace, as opposed to the minority.

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Stokely Carmichael This quote is written / told by Stokely Carmichael between June 29, 1941 and November 15, 1998. He was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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