Remembering Stokely Carmichael 2011

I had a chance to sit down privately with Stokely Carmichael, Kwame Toure, in the early eighties. I share my recollections of that afternoon here along with the lessons that Stokely imparted that day.

We questioned him at length about Lowndes County, Alabama, his relationship with Dr. KIng, his thoughts on Malcolm X, The Black Panthers, and his views on revolution and violence. We really pressed him on the question of violence.

Stokely saw himself as a revolutionary and said that when the consciousness of the people is high, but their material situation is low, conditions are then ripe for revolution. In order to raise the consciousness of the people he recommended authentic education as the solution.

He had two simple calls to action: 1. Educate yourself 2. Get organized.

His immediate mission at the time that I sat with him was to build the party -- The All African People's Revolutionary Party.

Make sure to watch the one minute correction video after this.

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[demitreushenry]

Kevin drop science on this brother and that miss informed specking about brother that had part of changing black history some sister brother don't no his name this brother was for his people by all means and for you show this man some love start get people thinking again get minds out rap bullshit that mean nothing getting some group that will help the people so just can't do what they want big up's to you brother get fit I'm out

[UrbanFilmworx]

@demitreushenry Thanks for the kind words. BTW: I remembered what Stokely called his brand of socialism: He called it scientific socialism.