How should we remember activist Stokely Carmichael?

Name: How should we remember activist Stokely Carmichael?
Uploaded: 2014-03-18T01:12:18Z
Duration: P440S
Description: Stokely Carmichael marched with Martin Luther King Jr., campaigned for voting rights and against Vietnam, was a Pan-African revolutionary and coined the term "Black Power." But what's the complete story behind this leading figure of the civil rights movement? Gwen Ifill talks to Peniel Joseph of Tufts University about his new biography, "Stokely: A Life."

Clip: 03/17/2014 | 7m 20s

Stokely Carmichael marched with Martin Luther King Jr., campaigned for voting rights and against Vietnam, was a Pan-African revolutionary and coined the term "Black Power." But what's the complete story behind this leading figure of the civil rights movement? Gwen Ifill talks to Peniel Joseph of Tufts University about his new biography, "Stokely: A Life."

Aired: 03/17/14

Rating: NR

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How should we remember activist Stokely Carmichael?

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