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On Campus Carmichael: He’s A Revolutionary by Pamela Denise Moore “Now, I must tell you that I’m a revolutionary. I can’t lie to you, I’m a revolutionary. And as a revolutionary it means that every second of my life I work as hard as I can to •tear down, to destroy, to com pletely annihilate the American capitalist system.” This was one of Stokely Carmichael’s opening statements in his address Thursday November 3 at Sister’s Chapel. During the sixties Stokely was active in the Civil Rights movement as a member of the Student Non- Violent Coordinating Com mittee (SNCC), the Black Pan thers and various other organizations. In 1968 he went to Africa where he studied under Nkruma. He returned to the United States in 1971 to es tablish a base for the All African People’s Revolutionary Party. It is this cause that has emerged as the dominant force in his life. Carmichael’s rhetorical, high strung and dramatic style can easily lead one to believe that his gift as a speaker is extemporaneous and disorganized. Quite the contrary is true. Despite his highly emotional style, his speech was well organized. He began by listing his purposes which were to recruit members for the party, to make others more conscious of their Carmichael first concen- responsibility to mankind and trated on the flaws of the to get others to at least think. capitalist system. He Stokely Carmichael, “You have a responsibility to the suffering masses.” contended that the American capitalist system “dulls the consciousness of the masses of the people and lets them think that they’re thinking when, in fact, they’re not thinking.” For example, he mentioned that the majority of Americans are against communism even though most of them know very little about communism. Clearly the system is backward was his comment, because the purpose shouldbe to find out all there is to know about the enemy, so that one can know when and how to strike. Continued on page 8 SPELMAN THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD SPOTLIGHT Yol. 31 No. 4 Atlanta, Georgia November 1977 Dr. Niara Sudarkasa Lectures At Spelman by Malrey Head “Unlike Western women who are concerned with domination, African women are concerned with restoring unity to the family and preserving the family,” stated anthropologist Niara Sudarkasa, at Spelman College on Nov. 4. Dr. Sudakasa, professor of anthropology, spoke at the fourth international forum on the Changing Roles of Women in Africa. In her lecture, Dr. Sudarkasa spoke of the period of traditional Africa. She said that the women were “concep tualized as wife, daughter and sister. They were expected to be progenitors. A woman without children was the most pitied in traditional Africa.” “Staying in the home did not make a woman less pres tigious,” said Dr. Sudarkasa. She said that men and women were basically equal on all levels. There was no superiority of one sex over the other. “There was equal access with men to the opportunity structure,” she said. During the colonialization period of the late 1800s and the early 1900s this system changed. The system was conceptualized by economics and the exportation of con sumer goods. Europeans came and bought the crafts and took them to Europe to copy,” she said. “ At this time there was a period of male migration of labor from the homes. “Women now assumed the res ponsibility of all roles. They brought up the children and cleared the land,” she said. With the entering of the Europeans, roles and equality changed. Positions of authority were given to men. Women were looked down upon. Dr. Sudarkasa said that after the countries gained their independence, little changed. “Most rules of the (European) regime remained.” “Women’s solidarity groups formed. Academic women organized. There was no concept of antagonism. The family was still important.” After her lecture, Dr. Sudarkasa answered ques tions. Q. In traditional Africa men were allowed to have many wives. How is poligamy han dled today? A. First of all, there are two Dr. Donald M. Stewart, president, Spelman College, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Public Administration in recognition of his achievement is a scholar in the field of public administration. News of his election was received from Frederic N. Cleaveland, chairman of the National Academy. The strength of the Academy resides in the competence and expertise of its members and their informed judgment about government and public administration, and the goals of the Academy are dependent upon the direct involvement of its members in the program through service on study panels and participation in the collegial marriage systems. In the system that follows the Western idea, there is only one wife. This is marriage ac cording to the Civil Code. In the traditional method, the Islamic law prevails. In this Continued on page 5 activities initiated on behalf of the Academy by its Board of Trustees. Each year the Academy members elect ad ditional persons to membership; this year, twenty-four members were elected, including Dr. Stewart, bringing the active membership of the Academy to 233. Dr. Stewart received his Master’s and Doctor of Public Administration degrees from Harvard University in 1969 and 1975, respectively, and as sumed the presidency of Spelman College in August, 1976. He was formerly As sociate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Director, College of General Studies,, and Counselor to the Provost at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Albert E. Manley, former president of Spelman College, became Spelman’s guest as a speaker for the International Forum Series. Dr. Manley presented a lecture on the educational advancement of the People’s Republic of China today. He said that he was very impressed by the government schools which, he said, are after more than assimilation of one cultx\re into another, but seek to take the best of both cultures in order that identities may be main tained. Dr. Stewart Elected To Academy