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Stokely Carmichael — Part 5

59 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 18, 1965 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Stokely Carmichael · 59 pages OCR'd
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TOXELY CARWICIASL "\ black mersenary-gooe to Vietnam and—~<——-- gets chot and when they bring nan Ron? they wou't bury hin in his own home tow. ae . "Yotve cot to got the strorcch so when they ack us to fight thoir war, wo can mar, "oll, no.*" reqardh ng @ cpeech made hy Stokely Carnich ok at a rally ‘of the Congress of Necial quality in Clevcinnd, Ohio. Cornichzel is reported to havea stated: “Whon you talk of © black power, you talk of bringing this [cu trey to its kneos. 'Whon you ta2ik of black pow, you talk of building a movement that wilh smash everyting westera civilization has created. tlack por, you talk hott oft, ev "When you ts. ‘o? picking up where Naleci:: es “Whon you talk of Dlactk POWLL, YOU telk of the black man doing whatever is necescary to get what he needs . . . We are Lighting 222 cur lives." Carmichael acnia mugs tuo etetement that any black man who fights in siuic scuntey's arny is a "black nereonary," and in referring to shek mlLAtaiy service Cor sonted: "When Johnsor ceils, let's stand together and say "Holl no, I'm not: going. '" on ei) q. The August 22, 2565, icesuo of "The Washington Evening Star," Washington, D. C., contains a to the television program “cat the Press” which .appeareé .on Yaticnal Broadcasting Company atations an August 21, 196¢. tu this article Carmichacl is quoted as accin attackias the Vietnam conflict, stating that Negro celdicvs are “black ‘porcenaries,"™ Carmichael is roported to | ave stated; "££ rercenary is a hired killer and I think that when this ecentry | says to black youths their only cknnee to a descent Living is when you join the fArny its engine: to that black ziin his only chance to a decent Life ig te becone a. hired iibier." my : ~ 4m peer pee preety POLE . i soleil. ee 6. Tho August G, 1996, issus 6° “the Cleveland” ee Press," a newspaper in Clevoland, chic, en uPen2d an article---—~ = -4> an article relative oP ang
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