ResistanceJune 16, 1966
Stokely Carmichael Declares 'Black Power' in Greenwood
SNCC chairman Stokely Carmichael, arrested for the 27th time during the Meredith March in Greenwood, Mississippi, told the crowd: 'What we gonna start saying now is Black Power!' The crowd took up the chant, igniting a national debate on the direction of the movement.