But if physical death is the price that a man must pay to free his children and his white brethren from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing could be more redemptive. This is the type of soul force that I am convinced will triumph over the physical force of the oppressor.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, civil rights leader, social activist, preacher

“The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness,” Speech, National Urban League, New York (6 Sep 1960)
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