Internal memo sent to Special Agent and Assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, D.M. Ladd, regarding the FBI’s Survey of Racial Condition Reports (RACON) on racial unrest and agitation across the United States. Several members of the Catholic Church, such as Bishop John Joseph O’Hara, are listed as possible sources of information for the FBI in drafting of these reports.
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.
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.
Surveillance of a demonstration by the Charles Thomas, Jr. Direct Action Committee at the University of Michigan administration building, Ann Arbor (U-M), protesting hiring practices.
Brief published by the UPA American Studies (formerly of LexisNexis, now part of ProQuest) discussing the history of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.
Index of materials on the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in the UPA's Black Studies Research Sources Microfilms from Major Archival and Manuscript Collections.
Clipping of an article highlighting details regarding the "The Civil Rights Revolution -- Next Steps to Victory" Reception and the event's speaker, Henry Winston.