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  1. Dec 18, 2009 · Stokely Carmichael was a U.S. civil-rights activist who in the 1960s originated the Black nationalism rallying slogan, “Black power.” Born in Trinidad, he immigrated to New York City in 1952.

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  2. While the remark was made in jest during a 1964 conference, Carmichael and black-power activists did embrace an aggressive vision of manhoodone centered on black men's ability to deploy authority, punishment, and power.

  3. Jul 13, 2010 · Soon after he was named chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Stokely Carmichael began to tout the slogan and philosophy of Black Power. In the speech below he explains Black Power to an audience at the University of California, Berkeley.

  4. Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a 1967 book co-authored by Kwame Ture (then known as Stokely Carmichael) and political scientist Charles V. Hamilton. The work defines Black Power, presents insights into the roots of racism in the United States and suggests a means of reforming the traditional political process for the future.

  5. Feb 9, 2024 · On the night of June 16, 1966, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Chair Stokely Carmichael (Later Kwame Ture) proclaimed to the crowd, “We been saying freedom for six years and we ain’t got nothin’. What we got to start saying now is Black Power! We want Black Power.”

  6. Mar 10, 2014 · Before he became famous — and infamous — for calling on black power for black people, Stokely Carmichael was better known as a rising young community organizer in the civil rights movement.

  7. Jun 26, 2024 · Stokely Carmichael (born June 29, 1941, Port of Spain, Trinidad—died November 15, 1998, Conakry, Guinea) was a West-Indian-born civil rights activist, leader of Black nationalism in the United States in the 1960s and originator of its rallying slogan, “Black power.”