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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.