“Given the technological revolution, this kind of talk on the part of Negro institutions, merely leads to that atmosphere where Negroes and whites will be fighting in the streets over the few jobs which do exist, or over jobs which do not exist.”
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Negro Revolution in 1965 Speech at The Center for Democratic Institutions Santa Barbara, California - Autumn 1964
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