Renowned for his skills as a public speaker, he urged blacks to take action and claim their own destinies.

Abolitionist leaders, such as Frederick Douglass, urged blacks to pick up the cause and fight for freedom.

This generation responded with a far more militant spirit than the generation before, urging blacks to fight back when whites attacked them.

He urged blacks not to "run away from us" on the commission.

Stoner even urged blacks to support Thompson for governor, a recommendation he made tongue-in-cheek.

Before the World Cup matches, President Mandela urged blacks to support the national team.

Speaking last month, he urged blacks to be more assertive on issues like affirmative action and enhancing black economic power.

Douglass spoke out against the movement, urging blacks to stick it out.

Handouts were made urging blacks to stay off of buses the following Monday.

On Saturday, for example, he urged blacks to form separate schools and separate "people's militias."