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Ze ua ia concerned. So cy cortention is that whenever a people coma to the conclusion that the government which they Lave supporte’ proves itself wmrilling, or proves itself unable to tect our lives and protest our property because have the wrong colour/ tins we are not human beings ‘wmless we ourcclves band together and do whatever, however, whenever is necessary to see that our lives and our property is protected. And IT doubt that any peraen in here would refuse to do the same thing were he in the same position -~ or I should say vere he in the sane coniition. (APPLAUSE) Just one atep farther to seo an i justified in this stand, Ani I say I'n not speaking -- I'n specking as a black man fron anerion, which is a racist society -- no matter hov such you hear talk about decocracy, it's as racist as South Africa, or ‘as racist as Portugel, or as racist as any other racialist society on this earth, The only difference between it and South dfrica, South Afrioa preaches separation ané practices separations Anerica preaches integration and e practioes segregetior; this is the only difference - they don't practice what they preach, Thereas South Aftica preaches and practices the sane thing. I have nore respect for a nan who lets me kmow where he stands - even if hets wrorg, then one who cones up like an angel, aid is nothing but a devil. (4>FLA0SE) The system of government that dnerica has consists of oucmittess. (LAUGETER) There are cixteen senatorial conumittees that gcverm the crmtry, an? trenty congressional committees, Ten of the sixteen senatorizl comittees are in the hanés of southern. racialista - genators who were raclalists. Thirte2n of the tventy -- thia ws before the last election, an¢ I think it's even rore so nov = ten of tne sixteen comittees = seratorial committees - are in the hands of senators who are southern racielista; thirtean of the twenty congressional oomttees were in the hancs of southern congressmen tho were racialist, Which means that out of the ween omittees that govern the foreign and duuestic direction of that/2°E*Sityo three are in the Lands of southern racialists; pen who in no vay believe in the equality of men; and nen who'll do . anything within their power to aee that the black man never gets to the S$ gane seat or to the sane level that they're on. The reason that these nen, fron that area, have that type of powet is because inerica has a seniority systex., oni these who have that seniority hava been there longer than anyone elise because the black people in the areas where they live can't vote, «and it is only because the black nan is deprive? of his vote that puta these men in positions of power, thet gives then such influence in the governnent beyoné their actual intellectual or politicel ability, or even beyond the mumber of people frou the areas that they represent. So wa kave - fe can see in that country that no natter what the Feieral ficvernment professes to be doing, the power of the Federal Govermnent lies in these comcittees; and anytine ea black man, or arv find of legislation is proposed to benefit the black nan or give the black ran his just due, we fict that it's locked up in these sonnittees right here, ani whan they let seething through the committee, wually it is so trapped up and fixe up that by the tine it becomes law, it's a law that — Gan't be eifucced, Another oxzanple is the Suprenc Court's desepresntive decision thet was handed down in 1954, This is o law; and this law-they have not been able to irvienent this lav in New York City, or in Boston, or in Cleveland, ov Cnioago, or the northern cities.