Acknowledgments

I wish to thank Miss Elizabeth Sutherland Martinez for her invaluable help with the essays “Who Is Qualified?” and “Power and Racism.”

A very special thank-you to my brother and colleague Michael (“Mike”) Thelwell for his help with Towards Black Liberation.

I would like to thank my mother, May Charles, who served as my messenger.

I wish to express my gratitude to Sister Florence Tate for her assistance in reading and editing the manuscript.

And, of course, Ethel Minor, who not only served as editor and personal secretary, but also as political adviser—a true sister dedicated to our revolutionary struggle.

Naturally I must thank my wife, Zenzi, who has served and continues to serve as my everything.