A Wise Person Decides Slowly But Abides

I May Not Be Walking With You All The Way, Or Even Much Of The Way, As I Walk With You Now.

Having Grown Up In A Segregated Environment In The South I Know What It's Like To Be Stepped On, I Know What It's Like Also To See Some Black Hero Do Well In The Face Of Adversity.

Seven Out Of 10 Black Faces You See On Television Are Athletes. The Black Athlete Carries The Image Of The Black Community. He Carries The Cross, In A Way, Until Blacks Make Inroads In Other Dimensions.

I Would Like To Flood South Africa With Black Personages Of All Sorts Of Persuasions: Writers, Educators, Businessmen, You Name It. If You Are Black And Have Any Clout At All, I Would Like To See You Go To South Africa And Look For Yourself And Come Back And Try To Use The Tools That You Have At Your Command To Try And Help The Brothers Down There.

I Have Always Drawn Strength From Being Close To Home.