In Stokely Carmichael's speech, Black Power, he repeated a question to the audience over and over again. He asked them, "And the question, then, is how can black people inside of this country move?' He did this because he wanted the audience to come to the same conclusion as him, but on their own. This is a more effective way of arguing a point because the other person does not feel like they were tricked into believing something, since they reasoned it out themselves. However, he hinted at the answer throughout his speech to make sure that everyone was heading towards the same conclusion. In the end he never fully elaborated on the answer to his question but, after research on the subject, it was obvious that Stokely Carmichael believed that the Black Panther Party (BPP) was the solution to America's race issue. This is shown through the way the research made the Black Panther Party seem effective, caring, and intelligent, while also giving examples of the media trying to spin the BPP's efforts in order to make them seem overly violent and dastardly. 

In Jo-Ann Morgan's journal, Huey P. Newton Enthroned, she goes in depth describing the Black Panther Party's achievements and goals. She started off her journal by describing the creation of the first BPP office. When Police patrols armed with submachine guns were trying to control the African American population in West and North Oakland, there were multiple occasions when police brutality took place, but nothing was done. In response to this, the BPP created their first office as a way to "defend their community from the police" by following police cars on patrols and making sure that no abuse took place. (Morgan 130). This is an idea that Carmichael spoke about in his speech, stating how he believed that, "the needs of Oakland, California, is not 1,000 policemen with submachine guns". He felt firmly that African Americans have the right to fight back when put into a corner, and that is exactly what the BPP believed too. This is just one example for how researching the Black Panther Party was able to give a better understanding and interpretation of Carmichael's speech by showing how he believed that the BPP was going to be able to get real results from the civil rights movement. 

Another way that the BPP was supporting Carmichael's views was through their ten-point platform, which represented their wants and beliefs. Examples of these points are full employment, education, and "an immediate end to police brutality and the murder of black people, other people of color, all oppressed people inside the United States". Another platform that Carmichael would have agreed with was their sixth one, which was about getting health care to African Americans and people who need it. Due to their commitment, "Black Panthers ... were serving free breakfasts to children, organizing clothes and food giveaways, and other platform-oriented projects" (Morgan 132). These platforms coincide almost exactly with Carmichael's speech, and are able to provide another example for why he would want his audience to believe that the BPP is willing and able to help the civil rights movement. 

Research also helped with the interpretation of the speech by showing how even though Carmichael was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he started to realize that nonviolent protest was not getting anywhere. This was shown in his speech when he said, "That is where nonviolence needs to be preached ...  not to black people. They have already been nonviolent too many years". The reason he had this shift was explained more in depth in Kalen Churcher's essay, Stokely Carmichael, "Black Power". She states that, "When James Meredith ...  was shot trying to prove that white violence was not to be feared, Carmichael came to the realization that perhaps violence was sometimes necessary" (Churcher). This shows a very likely turning point in Carmichael's view on the nonviolent aspect of the civil rights movement, where he started to realize that violence might be a necessary option. 

Lastly, the essay by Churcher gave a very detailed analysis of Carmichael's speech, which allowed for a very in depth look at what Carmichael was saying. For example, she made a good point about why Carmichael would even give a speech at a predominately white class of students. She said, "While Carmichael made clear that the Black Power movement was to be an only African American movement, he still suggested that students might do their part to change the world for the better by advancing their own movement in their own communities". This is an idea that people might not notice when they first hear or read Carmichael's speech. It is obvious to observe that Carmichael wants white people to start a movement, but he does not specify whether or not they can be involved in the Black Panther Party's movements or events. This is very helpful when trying to analyze Carmichael's speech because it points out details that readers or the audience might not catch on their interpretation of the speech. 

To wrap things up, using the research from Churcher's essay and Morgan's journal allow the reader to better analyze Carmichael's speech about black power. The way that the Black Panther Party was described in Morgan's journal demonstrates how they were able to provide the civil rights movement with real results. This is used to interpret Carmichael's speech by showing how he believes that the Black Panther Party is the solution to the problems he described.

