Seeking empowerment through education from "summary" of Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
Education was the key to unlocking the chains that bound us. It was not just about attending classes and earning degrees; it was about learning our history, understanding our place in society, and arming ourselves with knowledge to combat oppression. Through education, we could empower ourselves and others to rise up against the system that sought to keep us down. We understood that education was not readily accessible to all. Many of us grew up in impoverished neighborhoods with underfunded schools that failed to adequately prepare us for the challenges ahead. Despite these obstacles, we were determined to seek out knowledge wherever we could find it – in books, in conversations with our peers, in the streets where we lived and struggled. We saw education as a form of self-defense. By arming ourselves with an understanding of the world around us, we could better na...
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