Stokely : a life / by Peniel E. Joseph.
2014
E185.97.C27 .J63 2014eb
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Title
Stokely : a life / by Peniel E. Joseph.
Author
Joseph, Peniel E.
ISBN
9780465080489 (electronic book)
9780465013630
9780465013630
Published
New York, New York : Basic Civitas, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (424 pages)
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E185.97.C27 .J63 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.092
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of 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.
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.