you tell them white folk in mississippi that all the scared are dead. fracture began to show as a more militant group gained traction. do you think you will be able to keep it nonviolent, dr. king? i think so. you as committed as dr. king is? no, i m not. why? i don t see it as a way of life. i never have. the newly anointed stokley carmichael spoke for a younger generation. don t be afraid. don t be ashamed. we want black power. we want black power. it was here in mississippi that carmichael with his cry for black power first became a national figure and to many a frightening one.
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do you think you ll be able to keep it nonviolent, dr. king? yes, i think so. mr. carmichael, are you as committed to the nonviolent approach as dr. king is? no, i am not. why aren t you? well, i just don t see it as a way of life. i never have. reporter: newly annointed sncc chairman stokely carmichael spoke for a younger generation when he issued a battle cry. don t be afraid. don t be ashamed. we want black power! we want black power! black power! it was here in mississippi this summer that carmichael with his cry for black power first became a national figure and to many a frightening one. we want black power. it s two words that come to capture a whole host of white anxieties about race and about african-american civil rights activism. what do you want? black power. what do you want? black power. it has taken off like a lightning bolt in the media. it sounds kind of aggressive. it sounds on the verge of military revolt. i mean, everybody was full of
you tell them white folk in mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead. reporter: after selma, fractures within the movement began to show as a more militant group of activists gained traction. do you think you ll be able to keep it nonviolent, dr. king? yes, i think so. mr. carmichael, are you as committed to the nonviolent approach as dr. king is? no, i am not. why aren t you? well, i just don t see it as a way of life. i never have. reporter: newly annointed sncc chairman stokely carmichael spoke for a younger generation when he issued a battle cry. don t be afraid. don t be ashamed. we want black power! we want black power! black power! it was here in mississippi this summer that carmichael with his cry for black power first became a national figure and to many a frightening one. we want black power. it s two words that come to capture a whole host of white