Stokely Carmichael Lecture at Howard University

Object Details

Creator: Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Names: Anacostia Community Museum; Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; Howard University; Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998
Collection Creator: Anacostia Community Museum

Topic: African Americans; Civil rights leaders; Race; Black power; Pan-Africanism; Socialism; Capitalism; Imperialism

See more items in: Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989; Museum Events, Programs, and Projects, 1967-1989 / Recordings of lectures

Custodial History: Created for Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Recorded at Howard University.

Citation: Stokely Carmichael Lecture at Howard University, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents: During a lecture to students at Howard University, Stokely Carmichael speaks about the movement of black people toward unity with a clear, common ideology based on science. He stresses black people must put theory into practice - organize and take action. He speaks about the differences between revolutionary and reform movements; Pan-Africanism; the All African People's Revolutionary Party; scientific socialism; nkrumahism; capitalism; and imperialism.; Lecture. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Poor picture quality. AV000784: poor sound quality, speech until 001510 (followed by Panorama: Nikki Giovanni and Stokely Carmichael and Panorama: Alyce C. Gullattee, James P. Comer, John Williams). Undated.

Collection Restrictions: Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.