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Stokely : a life / by Peniel E. Joseph.
Van Pelt Library E185.97.C27 J63 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joseph, Peniel E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998.
- Carmichael, Stokely.
- African American civil rights workers--Biography.
- African American civil rights workers.
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights workers.
- United States.
- Black power--United States--History--20th century.
- Black power.
- History.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Race relations.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 399 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Civitas Books,a member of the Perseus Book Group, [2014].
- 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." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Chocolate Fred Astaire 5
- June 29, 1941-February 1960
- Chapter 2 Howard and NAG 19
- February 1960-June 1961
- Chapter 3 Finding a Way in New Worlds 35
- June 29, 1961-January 1962
- Chapter 4 "The Movement Was My Fate" 45
- January 1962-August 1963
- Chapter 5 The Local Organizer 63
- September 1963-August 1964
- Chapter 6 A Struggle for Democracy 75
- August 1964-March 1965
- Chapter 7 Lowndes County: New Directions 87
- April 1965-May 1966
- Chapter 8 The Meredith March 101
- May 8-June 29, 1966
- Chapter 9 The Magnificent Barbarian 125
- July-September 1966
- Chapter 10 "A New Society Must Be Born" 149
- September-December 1966
- Chapter 11 "Hell No, We Won't Go!" 173
- January-July 10, 1967
- Chapter 12 The World Stage: London, Cuba, and Vietnam 197
- July 13-September 5, 1967
- Chapter 13 The World Stage: Africa 213
- September 6-December 11, 1967
- Chapter 14 Black Panther 231
- December 11, 1967-April 3, 1968
- Chapter 15 The Prime Minister of Afro-America 253
- April 4-December 28, 1968
- Chapter 16 "The Revolution Is Not About Dying. Its About Living" 277
- December 28, 1968-November 15, 1998.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465013630
- 0465013635
- OCLC:
- 858672469
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