The Only Thing Left For

When I Go Across The Country, Whether It's Albuquerque, New Mexico, Whether It's Birmingham, Alabama Or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, There Are Always Forces At Play That I Choose To Relate To And Extract Inspiration From, And As Long As They Stay Committed To The Struggle Against Poverty, I Find A Role For Myself.

In Poor Environment, I Find Great Inspiration. Many Of The Men And Women Whom I Admire As Artists, The Things They Write, The Songs They Sing, The Admission Is Filled With Inspired Moments To Overcome Oppression.

If I've Impacted On One Heart, One Mind, One Soul, And Brought To That Individual A Greater Truth Than That Individual Came Into A Relationship With Me Having, Then I Would Say That I Have Been Successful.

I Think There's A Lot That The Larger Society Could Have Been Taught Or Can Be Taught, But I'm Not Sure - Given How Unyielding The Larger Society Has Been - That Much Has Been Learned.

Wherever I Found Resistance To Oppression, Whether In Africa, In Latin America, Certainly Here In America In The South, I Joined That Resistance. I Took Part In The Labor Movement, In Social Movements, In The Church Community. I Felt That It Was The Honorable Thing To Do And Still Do.