Скачать или смотреть 1967 SPECIAL REPORT_ KWAME TURE DEBATE ON BLACK POWER

Stokely Carmichael known as Kwame Ture's "Black Power" speech in 1966 was a controversial debate over how to address racial discrimination in the United States. Carmichael, the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), called for Black people to unite, recognize their heritage, and define their own goals. His ideas challenged the nonviolence philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders.

What was Carmichael's argument?

Black people should reject white American values and form their own organizations

Black people should be proud of their heritage and adopt African forms of dress and hairstyles

Black people should unite to build a sense of community

Black people should be concerned with getting what they need to function

Black people should not be forced to serve as therapy for white society

Black people should be free to lead their own organizations

What was the response to his speech?

Some civil rights groups, like the NAACP and SCLC, criticized Carmichael's ideas

Martin Luther King, Jr. called Black Power "an unfortunate choice of words"

Many white Americans were afraid of Black Power, even those who supported the civil rights movement

What was the impact of his speech?

The term "Black Power" became a slogan of resistance to European imperialism in Africa

Carmichael's ideas inspired a break with the nonviolence philosophy of the civil rights movement.

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