![]() ![]() Why was the movement deradicalised? It was not just because of police brutality during riots or supposed FBI actions. Very interesting material, but you miss the analysis. It's a big difference compared to the attitude of Stokely Carmichael during his Stockholm visit in 1967. The movement was deradicalised and we meet the fighters talking about big changes, but you have the feeling that they've lost most of their faith in it. Most of it takes place after the backlash in the late 60s. We meet Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver and in a very unique sequence also Angela Davis in prison. ![]() During these years, Swedish television many times went over to the States, interviewing black radical leaders. ![]() It was not just about race issues, it was also about the economic and political system. It seems like a saga now this radicalism, this possibility of seeing even socialism as a possible alternative in the US. This era has since long legendary status, not just in American history, but all over the world. ![]()
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