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Stokely : a life /

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&...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joseph, Peniel E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York : Basic Civitas, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (424 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780465080489
0465080480