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Stokely Carmichael – Part 6: Freedom Rides and White Backlash

Published on 25. March 2009 By giemmevi

Continuation of “Stokely Carmichael – Part 5: The Sit-in Movement and Howard University” … After having participated in various sit-ins during his freshman year at Howard University, Carmichael decided to take part in another form of nonviolent protest: the freedom rides. As a nineteen-year-old college freshman Carmichael was one of the youngest freedom riders, but it [...]

Stokely Carmichael – Part 5: The Sit-in Movement and Howard University

Published on 23. March 2009 By giemmevi

Continuation of Stokely Carmichael – Part 4: The Stepladder Speakers’ Impact on the Soon-to-be Activist … In 1960, when Carmichael attended his senior year at Bronx Science, the sit-in movement broke out throwing the spotlight on racial segregation that still persisted in the South. When Carmichaell heard about it in the beginning he was quite skeptical [...]