Title: Stokely
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." --
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, Carmichael, stokely, 1941-1998, African americans, civil rights, Civil rights movements, united states, United states, race relations, African americans, biography, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century / bisacsh, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom et Security / Civil Rights / bisacsh, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies / bisacsh
Places: United States
People: Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998)
Time periods: 20th century