Stokely
Subtitle: A Life
By: by Peniel E. Joseph
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books,a member of the Perseus Book Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780465013630
Subjects: African American civil rights workers; Race relations; African Americans; Civil rights; Civil rights workers; Civil rights movements; History; Black power; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies; Biography; HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Description: "Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for "Black Power" during a speech one humid Mississippi night in 1966. Carmichael's life changed that day, and so did America's struggle for civil rights. "Black Power" became the slogan of an era, provoking a national reckoning on race and democracy. In Stokely, preeminent civil rights scholar Peniel E. Joseph presents a groundbreaking biography of Carmichael, arguing that the young firebrand's evolution from nonviolent activist to Black Power revolutionary reflected the trajectory of a generation radicalized by the violence and unrest of the late 1960s." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.