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" There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together. On the basis of their coming together, they do not transgress against themselves and they do not transgress against others. "

H. Rap Brown

Men

Commitment

Together

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H. Rap Brown

Citizenship

Class

" In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the Puerto Rican American, the American Indian, and black people. "

" No such thing as a Dixiecrat. "

H. Rap Brown

Thing

" My name is Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, the former H. Rap Brown. I am a devoted servant of Allah, and an unwavering devotee to His cause. For more than 30 years, I have been tormented and persecuted by my enemies for reasons of race and belief. "

H. Rap Brown

Race

Name

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" When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society. "

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