Primary Source

Stokely Carmichael, First Pronouncement/Use of “Black Power”

Bob Fitch via Stanford University Libraries

A nightime rally is dramatically lit in this black and white photo that shows a young Black man standing on a stage speaking passionately into a microphone as several other men stand around him holding other microphones and speakers to allow the large crowd to hear the speakers words. — Stokley Carmichael speaking to a crowd on the evening of June 16, 1966.

Source: Bob Fitch, Stanford University Libraries

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Lesson Plan

Private: “What Do We Want? Black Power” – SNCC and the Black Panther Party [Part One]

In this lesson, students will examine what factors influenced the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party and what impact the two organizations had on the movement for Black liberation.
Lesson Plan

Private: “What Do We Want? Black Power” – SNCC and the Black Panther Party [Part Two]

In this lesson, students will examine what factors influenced the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panther Party and what impact the two organizations had on the movement for Black liberation.