“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” (Helen Keller). An unassisted individual cannot transform an aspect of society. A job as complex as changing the world, essentially is nearly impossible for one person to complete. In history anyone who craved a modification in the world, brought their ideas to the public for support. These dissenters of the past were accomplished in gathering groups of people, to all achieve the same goal. Also managing to carry out the acts of past dissenters, Stokely Carmichael presented his ideas to the public as well. His ambition was to change society for the better. Although he is not recognized for his fearless leadership today, Stokely Carmichael was an influential dissenter because he prompted society to be forceful in their battle for equality.
The environment in which children are raised influences the future of their lives and the decisions they make. The conditions Stokely Carmichael grew up in helped define him into the man he became. Carmichael spent the majority of his childhood in his birthplace, Trinidad (“Stokely” Britannica). When Carmichael was ten years old he began attending a school in Great Britain
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Carmichael traveled all across the United States to talk about the way black people should be earning their rights (“Stokely” Niagara) . Following the Civil Rights Movement, Carmichael traveled to Africa to help make a difference there as well. While leading the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party, Carmichael communicated the need to unite as one (“Carmichael”). His goal was to liberate the black people of Africa by being one unit of people and working together to reach their goal (“Carmichael”). By traveling around the world and broadcasting his ideas, Stokely Carmichael inspired people to join him in his journey to