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Difficulty: MediumThe Black Power Movement

Read the excerpt from Stokely Carmichael's address on 'Black Power' at the University of California, Berkeley (October 1966):

"We are on the move for our liberation. We have been opening our mouths and saying what we, as Black people, want, not what the white liberal thinks we need. We want to define ourselves. We want to build our own communities, run our own schools, and control our own institutions."

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the primary objective of the Black Power movement as articulated by Carmichael?

  1. The establishment of self-determination and independent community control over political and economic institutionsAnswer
  2. B
    The promotion of racial segregation to foster anti-white sentiment and dismantle the entire U.S. constitutional system
  3. C
    The immediate emigration of all Black Americans to West Africa to escape domestic discrimination
  4. D
    The reliance on passive submission to legal injustice to gain sympathy from white lawmakers

Answer

The correct answer is the establishment of self-determination and independent community control over political and economic institutions.
The correct answer is correct because the excerpt emphasizes self-determination ("saying what we, as Black people, want," "define ourselves") and community-led control ("build our own communities, run our own schools, and control our own institutions"). This matches the historical focus of the Black Power movement on political and economic independence.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the provided stimulus excerpt from Stokely Carmichael's speech.
Identified the core emphasis on Black people defining themselves, building their own communities, and controlling their own institutions.
Understanding the source's main argument is necessary to evaluate the options.
2
Evaluate the options against the core concept of self-determination shown in the text.
The option asserting self-determination and independent community control directly matches the quote's focus on defining themselves and running their own institutions.
This links the source evidence to the correct conceptual definition of the movement's goals.
3
Verify that the distractors represent historical misconceptions and are not supported by the text.
Rejected the anti-white sentiment, emigrationist, and passive submission options as historically incorrect or contradictory to the text.
Ensures the selected option is the single best and most accurate answer.

Key Concept

Self-determination and community control in the Black Power Movement
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