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- [stokely] my emphasis is in this march, the momentum from this march is what sncc is gonna deal with. were gonna use that momentum in the counties, which we go through to organize black people, to take over the political structures in those counties. theyre gonna seize the power in those counties. - [hasan] as that march begins to take place. sncc organizers are fanning out into the cotton fields saying, "yes, we need to register the vote, but we also need to have a program around which we can...

- [hasan] stokley was arrested in greenwood. and hes hot, hes pissed, right? hes like, "i mean, how many times are we gonna do this?" - [mukasa] stokely came back out of jail. i told stoke, "we gotta talk about black power." and stoke said, "oh man, be cool on that." - [hasan] he heads out that night to the mass meeting thats happening outside. and so he gets up and hes talking about you know, "ive been arrested 27 times or so. im not gonna be arrested anymore." and off in the distance is willie...

Activist Baba Mukasa Dada, formerly known as Willie Ricks, celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 18. Over 300 family and community members celebrated Dada at the New Black Wall Street in Stonecrest, Ga. 

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