From the United States to the Black Atlantic: Stokely Carmichael\'s Black Power (1966-1971)

Author(s)

Henrique Rodrigues de Paula Goulart

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2019-05-31

Examining board members

Mary Anne Junqueira; Katia Gerab Baggio; Flávio Thales Ribeiro Francisco; Robert Sean Purdy

• Advisor: Mary Anne Junqueira

Abstract

This work analyzes Stokely Carmichael\'s thought and political projects between 1966 and 1971. Carmichael was an activist and black intellectual engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Pan-African movements in the United States and abroad. The goal is to engage in a critical reading of the two main works published by Carmichael: Black Power: The Politics of Liberation and a collection of his speeches and articles entitled Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan- Africanism published, respectively, in 1967 and 1971. In the course of the years, the activist\'s trajectory reveals important changes regarding his actions and his beliefs. Therefore, we followed in his writings not only his propositions - i.e., his political project - but also the reasons behind these personal transformations which impacted his political activism. In this sense, this work also discussed the various ways through which national and black identities were expressed by the militant. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/25090-0 - Civil rights and black power in the United States: identity and political activism of Stokely Carmichael (1966-1971)
• Grantee: Henrique Rodrigues de Paula Goulart
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master