Identifier

FBI_00096

Title

Unedited Transcript of Stokely Carmichael’s Grand Rapids Speech (May 1967)

Creator

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Description

This document provides a full transcript of Stokely Carmichael’s speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 17, 1967. Carmichael sharply criticizes the United States for its treatment of Black and brown people domestically and abroad, focusing on systemic injustices, the anti-war movement, Vietnam involvement, and broader struggles faced by Black Americans, with references to other Black Power and Civil Rights leaders.

Source

100-HQ-446080-Serial486-O, 24 July 1967, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "Stokely Carmichael", Detroit FBI Files - Black Freedom.

Theme

Criminalization and Resistance, Community and Resistance

Type

Government Records, Audio Resources

Level 1 Tag

Race

Racism

Racialization

Social Movements

Surveillance

Government Correspondence

Activism

COINTELPRO

Slavery & Colonialism

Level 2 Tag

Civil Rights Movement

Anti-War Movement

Black Power

Racial Unrest

Profiling

Informants

Infiltration

Abuse by Government

Race & Ethnic Identity

COINTELPRO - Carmichael/Ture in Michigan

Communism

Marxism

Socialism

Police Brutality

Racial Inequality

Level 3 Tag

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC

Cleveland Sellers

MLK

W. E. B. Du Bois

Malcolm X

Frederick Douglass

Rev. C. L. Franklin

Date

1967-07-24

Location

Grand Rapids, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act