Upside Your Head! Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue Quotes

“If George Washington had coined the term 'By Any Means Necessary', it would be recorded in American history books as indelibly as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It is okay for whites to declare they would do anything to be free of oppression, but Blacks do not have that same option. Blacks are permitted to wring their hands and bemoan their fate, but don't start talking about doing something drastic to get the man's foot off your neck. Whites can exult about 'bombs bursting in air', but if a Black man or woman so much as suggests kickin' some ass to get free, the right wing bristles, and the liberals are pained.”
― Johnny Otis, Upside Your Head! Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue