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Stokely Carmichael

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As leader of SNCC, he popularised the slogan 'Black Power' in 1966, shifting the group away from interracial non-violence towards black self-reliance and cultural pride.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 3 Malcolm X and Black Power, 1963–70 (study guide)

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Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 3 Malcolm X and Black Power, 1963–70 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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