Black Power

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**Black Power: The Politics of Liberation** is a 1967 book co-authored by Stokely Carmichael (later known as Kwame Ture) and political scientist Charles V. Hamilton. The work defines Black Power, presents insights into the roots of racism in the United States and suggests a means of reforming the traditional political process for the future. Published originally as *Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America*, the book has become a staple work produced during the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power movement. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Power:_The_Politics_of_Liberation))

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In 1967, this revolutionary work exposed the depths of systemic racism in this country and provided a radical political framework for reform: true and lasting social change would only be accomplished through unity among African-Americans and their independence from the preexisting order. An eloquent document of the civil rights movement that remains a work of profound social relevance 25 years after it was first published.

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Other Editions

• Black Power: The Politics of LiberationVintage Books1992-01-01
• Black powerVintage Books1967-01-01
• Black powerRandom House1967-01-01
• Black powerVintage Books1967-01-01
• Black powerVintage Books1967-01-01
• Black powerRandom House1967-01-01