Black Power

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South to take up arms in self defense against racist violence and use them!" When night
riders of the KKK and police cars approached his house where the meeting was held, Williams and others fired their guns until their oppressors left. Williams went on later to write (concerning the incident),"I accept this responsibility and am proud of it. It has always been an accepted right of Americans, as the history of our Western states proves that where the law is unable, or unwilling to enforce order, the citizens can, and must, act in self-defense against lawless violence. I believe this right holds for black Americans as well as whites."
The general mood of the civil rights movement drifted more toward aggressive action if change was desired quickly. Williams also explained that, "…when an oppressed people show a willingness to defend themselves, the enemy, who is a moral weakling and coward is more willing to grant concessions and work for a respectable compromise." ...

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