I Would Like To Add I'm Innocent.

We Have To Realize Our Black Heritage In Order To Give Us Strength To Move On And Progress. But As Far As Returning To The Old African Culture, It's Unnecessary And It's Not Advantageous In Many Respects. We Believe That Culture Itself Will Not Liberate Us. We're Going To Need Some Stronger Stuff.

Those In The Community Who Defy Authority And 'break The Law' Seem To Enjoy The Good Life And Have Everything In The Way Of Material Possessions. On The Other Hand, People Who Work Hard And Struggle And Suffer Much Are The Victims Of Greed And Indifference, Losers. This Insane Reversal Of Values Presses Heavily On The Black Community. The Causes Originate From Outside And Are Imposed By A System That Ruthlessly Seeks Its Own Rewards, No Matter What The Cost In Wrecked Human Lives.

The Policemen Or Soldiers Are Only A Gun In The Establishments Hand. They Make The Racist Secure In His Racism.

During Those Long Years In Oakland Public Schools, I Did Not Have One Teacher Who Taught Me Anything Relevant To My Own Life Or Experience. Not One Instructor Ever Awoke In Me A Desire To Learn More Or To Question Or To Explore The Worlds Of Literature, Science, And History. All They Did Was Try To Rob Me Of The Sense Of My Own Uniqueness And Worth, And In The Process Nearly Killed My Urge To Inquire.

I Expected To Die. At No Time Before The Trial Did I Expect To Escape With My Life. Yet Being Executed In The Gas Chamber Did Not Necessarily Mean Defeat. It Could Be One More Step To Bring The Community To A Higher Level Of Consciousness.