Stokely : a life / by Peniel E. Joseph.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joseph, Peniel E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carmichael, Stokely.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Black power--United States--History--20th century.

Black power.

African American civil rights workers--Biography.

African American civil rights workers.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Basic Civitas, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-465-08048-0

OCLC:

1264804917