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The black man had to be revolutionary in order to have self-respect.
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The sentence says that a Black man, in the circumstances being described, could gain self-respect only by becoming “revolutionary”—someone committed to radical change rather than accepting the existing order. It presents political resistance as necessary for personal dignity, not merely as a public or collective cause.
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- The Jamaica Gleaner
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- Official Statement
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