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Willie Ricks was one of SNCC's greatest stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from the crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where kig and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the "Black Power" cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta (Object ID: 6643)

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1964
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Danny Lyon

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Gift of Gary Ginsberg '84, P '21 and Susanna Aaron

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Lyon, Danny, "Willie Ricks was one of SNCC's greatest stump speakers, capable of getting great emotional responses from the crowd. During the Meredith March in Mississippi, where kig and Stokely Carmichael marched side by side, it was Ricks who first unleashed the 'Black Power' cry. Here he speaks in Atlanta (Object ID: 6643) " (1964). David Winton Bell Gallery. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:650867/

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    The David Winton Bell Gallery Collection holds over 6,500 works of art representing 500 years of artistic practice with particularly rich holdings in contemporary art and works on paper. The collection is available for study by classes and individuals.

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