Tufts University professor of history Peniel Joseph joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio to talk about his new book, Stokely: A Life about civil rights leader  Stokely Carmichael .

Carmichael began as an organizer of non-violent protests, but was also integral in the founding of the Black Panther party before leaving the U.S. entirely.

 Joseph is the co-founder of the Tufts Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and the author of Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America , and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama .

Here are a few highlights from Peniel Joseph's BPR interview:

>> Hear the full interview with Prof. Peniel Joseph on BPR:

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>> Check out Peniel Joseph talking about the book on WGBH's Forum Network: