History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1990 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Black Power
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The idea
Stokely Carmichael, SNCC's chairman, made Black Power a watchword: African Americans uniting as a political force and building institutions of their own, the anchor says.
In practice
The idea's echo of Marcus Garvey in the nineteen twenties, as the anchor notes, from unit nine.
Where people slip
The Yawp says activists became less conciliatory as frustration grew with the slow pace of change.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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