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Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94

February 18, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94 He popularized the term “institutional racism” and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto. “Equitable distribution of power must come from mutual self-interest, not altruism or guilt feelings,” Dr. Hamilton wrote

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Black Power, Charles V. Hamilton, Civil Rights, Columbia University, Dr. Hamilton, institutional racism, Jeh C. Johnson, Kwame Ture, manifesto, N.A.A.C.P., political scientist, Social Welfare Policies, Stokely Carmichael, Tuskegee Institute, University of Chicago

1969 Greensboro uprising

July 18, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

While correcting the texts for the San Bernardino Sun, 24 May 1969 on the California Digital Newspaper Collection, I came across a couple of pages full of articles on the various incidents occurring at that time on college campuses across the country. There was mention of strikes at UC Riverside in solidarity with student strikers … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism Tagged: 1969, black militants, Black Power, Claude Barnes, Greensboro, Greensboro Association of Poor People (GAPP), James B. Dudley High School, National Guard, Nelson Johnson, Nixon, Nixon Administration, North Carolina A&T University, protective custody, Scott Hall, tear gas, Willie Grimes

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