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Title:
Stokely : a life / by Peniel E. Joseph.
Author:
Joseph, Peniel E.
Publication Information:
New York : Basic Civitas, a member of the Perseus Book Club, 2014.
Call Number:
E185.97.C27 J63 2014
Abstract:
"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. Fed up with the slow progress of the civil rights movement, Carmichael urged blacks to turn the rhetoric of freedom into a reality, inspiring countless African Americans to demand immediate political self-determination. A nuanced and authoritative portrait, Stokely captures the life of the man whose uncompromising vision reshaped the struggle for African American equality. "-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780465013630

9780465080489
Physical Description:
xiv, 399 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
The chocolate Fred Astaire -- Howard and NAG -- Finding a way in new worlds -- "The movement was my fate" -- The local organizer -- A struggle for democracy -- Lowndes County : new directions -- The Meredith March -- The magnificent barbarian -- "A new society must be born" -- "Hell no, we won't go!" -- The world stage : London, Cuba, and Vietnam -- The world stage : Africa -- Black Panther -- The prime minister of Afro-America -- "The revolution is not about dying : it's about living" -- From Stokely Carmichael to Kwame Ture.
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