Peniel Joseph on Stokely Carmichael and Black Power

Stokely, Peniel

Peniel Joseph is Professor of History at Tufts University and the author of Stokely: A Life, and the award-winning Waiting ‘til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America.  Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American political activist best known for leading the civil rights group SNCC in the 1960s. Joseph’s Stokely: A Life has been hailed as adroit by the New York Times, who write, “…[Carmichael’s] life, as this biography so adroitly establishes, is central to understanding the primary lesson of the 1960s for black America.”

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When: Wed., Feb. 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
718-230-2100
Price: Free
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Stokely, Peniel

Peniel Joseph is Professor of History at Tufts University and the author of Stokely: A Life, and the award-winning Waiting ‘til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America.  Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American political activist best known for leading the civil rights group SNCC in the 1960s. Joseph’s Stokely: A Life has been hailed as adroit by the New York Times, who write, “…[Carmichael’s] life, as this biography so adroitly establishes, is central to understanding the primary lesson of the 1960s for black America.”

RSVP here.

Reservation Policy:

Dweck Center programs are free of charge and reservations are required for most adult programs. Patrons who RSVP to programs will be seated before walk-ups. Unclaimed reservations will be released five minutes before the start of an event. We recommend arriving early. RSVP online at BrownPaperTickets.com or by phone at 718.230.2200.

Reservations for adult programs can be made with a BPL representative Monday-Friday from 9 am – 4 pm. For weekend events, reservations must be made by 4 pm on the Friday before the event takes place. Any reservations received after 4 pm will not be processed. If leaving a message, please slowly and clearly state your first and last name, your phone number, the name and date of the program you would like to attend, and the number of tickets you are requesting (the maximum allowable is 3).

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