Civil rights and black power in the United States: identity and political activism of Stokely Carmichael (1966-1971)

• Grant number: 16/25090-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2017
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - History of America
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Mary Anne Junqueira
• Grantee: Henrique Rodrigues de Paula Goulart
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to analyze the ideas and political projects of Stokely Carmichael. He was an activist and black intellectual engaged in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in the United States between 1966 and 1971. It also aims at pursuing the ways national and black identities were expressed by Carmichael. The goal is to perform a critical reading of two important works written by the activist: "Black Power: The Politics of Liberation" and the collection of speeches and articles entitled "Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism" published, respectively, in 1967 and 1971. The activist's trajectory points out to important changes regarding his action and beliefs. Thus, this project intends to understand through Carmichael's writings not only his propositions - his political project - but also the foundations for these personal transformations that were reflected in his political activism. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

GOULART, Henrique Rodrigues de Paula. From the United States to the Black Atlantic: Stokely Carmichael\'s Black Power (1966-1971). 2019. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.