When Stokely Carmichael returned to Mississippi in June 1966, he had served 49 days in a prison farm for civil rights activities. As a 25-year-old philosophy major at Howard University, he turned down a postgraduate scholarship from Harvard University and became the leader of the Student Non-violence Coordination Committee (SNCC). He has become an important figure in this movement. On the evening of 16, carmichael spoke to about 600 people gathered in Greenwood Park. Activists James Meredith) 10/0 were ambushed in Hernando a few days ago while supporting voter registration. Meredith, who integrated the University of Mississippi earlier, survived, and * * * will be his * * *.

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"We have said' freedom' for six years," carmichael announced in a thunderous voice. "What we want to say now is' black power'! "This requirement flies in the air like lightning." "We have already asked the President," carmichael said, and we requested the Federation. This is what we have been doing, begging and begging. From now on, when they ask you what you want, you know how to answer them.

It was a watershed moment: carmichael broke the non-violent spell of Martin Luther King in his message of "Black Power". As carmichael said at that time, "We have never fought for the right of integration, but we are opposing the supremacy of white people. We must get rid of the misconception that white people can give freedom to anyone. A man is born free.

Carmichael's appeal attracted the attention of national media including Time magazine, and their editors considered putting this charming young leader on the cover. African-Americans rarely appear on the cover of Time magazine. Before 1966, a few people, louis armstrong, joe louis, Sugar ray robinson and thurgood marshall, had entered the mainstream portrait of white society. Lawrence went to Atlanta, where carmichael hosted artists. Lawrence later recalled that his theme was "enthusiasm, enthusiasm and devotion". The portrait completed by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery today depicts carmichael in denim overalls, just like a field worker on a Mississippi plantation. On his left shoulder, a panther appeared menacingly in front of him: this is the justice of following America.

According to my review of its archives, the magazine had planned to publish carmichael's photos on the cover of this issue 1966 July 15. But when this issue of Time magazine appeared on the newsstand, the cover showed Indonesian leader General Laden Suharto, who was consolidating his power and destroying his opponents. Why change it? I can't find any documents to explain this.

The magazine's own report suggested a change of direction: an article "The New Face of Racism" in July 1 Sunday criticized carmichael himself. Time magazine declared: "Many radical theorists are impatient with what they think is the slow pace of civil rights progress." . "They believe in a racist philosophy, which may eventually continue the separatism that blacks have successfully fought. Strangely, they are not white but black, and their slogan is "Black Power! "This leopard named stokely seems to have slipped away from the cover of Time. Pennier Joseph, a historian at the University of Texas and author of "stokely: Life", speculated that this suspicion may have arisen shortly after the portrait was assigned. Joseph said: "They don't want people to see that they are promoting a person who is called by law enforcement agencies to incite riots. Another factor, he thinks, may be that national polls show that there are more people supporting Martin Luther King than stokely. "

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