Apr 08 2010
Subversive Historian – 04/08/10
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Stokely Carmicheal in Nashville
Back in the day on April 8th, 1967, black power activist Stokely Carmichael delivered a speech at Vanderbilt University. As an invited guest to the Impact Symposium organized by students there, Carmichael’s arrival to Nashville, Tennessee a few days prior to the event was met with much controversy. The Tennessee State Senate, a …
Stokely Carmicheal in Nashville
Back in the day on April 8th, 1967, black power activist Stokely Carmichael delivered a speech at Vanderbilt University. As an invited guest to the Impact Symposium organized by students there, Carmichael’s arrival to Nashville, Tennessee a few days prior to the event was met with much controversy. The Tennessee State Senate, a …
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