Stokely
A Life
New York : Basic Books, 2014.
Format: Ebook
Description: 1 online resource (425 pages)
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.
Contents:
Preface; Prologue; 1. The Chocolate Fred Astaire: June 29, 1941-February 1960; 2. Howard and NAG: February 1960-June 1961; 3. Finding a Way in New Worlds: June 29, 1961-January 1962; 4. ""The Movement Was My Fate"": January 1962-August 1963; 5. The Local Organizer: September 1963-August 1964; 6. A Struggle for Democracy: August 1964-March1965; 7. Lowndes County: New Directions: April 1965-May 1966; 8. The Meredith March: May 8-June19, 1966; 9. The Magnificent Barbarian: July-September 1966; 10. ""A New Society Must Be Born"": September-December 1966
11. ""Hell No, We Won't Go!"": January-July 10, 196712. The World Stage: London, Cuba, and Vietnam: July 13-September 5, 1967; 13. The World Stage: Africa: September 6-December 11, 1967; 14. Black Panther: December 11, 1967-April 3, 1968; 14. The Prime Minister of Afro-America: April 4-December 28, 1968; 17. ""The Revolution Is Not About Dying. It's About Living"": December 28, 1968-November 15, 1998; Epilogue: From Stokely Carmichael to Kwame Ture; Acknowledgments; Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index
11. ""Hell No, We Won't Go!"": January-July 10, 196712. The World Stage: London, Cuba, and Vietnam: July 13-September 5, 1967; 13. The World Stage: Africa: September 6-December 11, 1967; 14. Black Panther: December 11, 1967-April 3, 1968; 14. The Prime Minister of Afro-America: April 4-December 28, 1968; 17. ""The Revolution Is Not About Dying. It's About Living"": December 28, 1968-November 15, 1998; Epilogue: From Stokely Carmichael to Kwame Ture; Acknowledgments; Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index
Subjects:
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998.
Black power -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Carmichael, Stokely -- Juvenile literature.
Carmichael, Stokely.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Black power -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998.
Black power -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Carmichael, Stokely -- Juvenile literature.
Carmichael, Stokely.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Black power -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780465080489
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