Identifier

FBI_00097

Title

Unedited Transcript of Stokely Carmichael’s Kalamazoo Speech (March 1968)

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This 72-page unedited transcript records Stokely Carmichael’s March 30, 1968 speech at Western Michigan University. Carmichael addresses historical and ongoing oppression in the United States, advocates for Black power and collective action both nationally and globally, and references prominent figures and organizations. The document also includes a Q&A session with the audience.

Source

100-HQ-446080-Serial1660-O, 31 May 1968, 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

Malcolm X

Mao Tse-Tung

Adam Clayton Powell

James Meredith

Western Michigan University

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Kwame Nkrumah

H. Rap Brown

MLK

Black Student United Front

Date

1968-05-31

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act