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Stokely Carmichael — Part 5
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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
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6. Tho August G, 1996, issus 6° “the Cleveland” ee
Press," a newspaper in Clevoland, chic, en uPen2d an article---—~ = -4>
an article relative
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