Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. - The black masses must demand and refuse to accept nothing less than that ...

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The black masses must demand and refuse to accept nothing less than that proportionate percentage of the political spoils such as jobs, elective offices and appointments... They must reject the shameful racial tokenism that characterizes the political life of America today.

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die schwarzen Massen müssen verlangen und sich weigern, nichts weniger als diesen verhältnismäßigen Prozentsatz der politischen Beute wie Jobs, Wahlbüros und Ernennungen zu akzeptieren ... Sie müssen den beschämenden rassistischen Tokenismus ablehnen, der das heutige politische Leben Amerikas charakterisiert.

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