Black Power -- Then and Now

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This paper compares and contrasts the evaluations that Stokey Carmichael (now known as Kwame Ture) and Charles V. Hamilton offer regarding their 1960s highly controversial book, "Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America".

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"When Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America was first published in 1967, authors Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton were somewhat surprised at the reactions the book evoked. While many Africans born in America were inspired by the revolutionary philosophy proclaimed therein, other more conservative Blacks were less enthusiastic. They feared that the ideas and ideals expressed in Black Power, with its emphasis on closing racial ranks and finding empowerment from among one's own People, would undermine ongoing integration efforts. Most Whites, needless to say, were threatened by the prospect of Africans born in America recognizing and developing their own power to the extent that Carmichael and Hamilton seemed to be advocating. Thus, the reception the book received was mixed, to be sure, but quite emotional in all quarters."

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