ail ▁no ▁more ! ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁we ▁g onna ▁stop ▁them ▁white ▁men ▁from ▁wh upp in ' ▁us ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁over . ▁What ▁we ▁g onna ▁start ▁say in ' ▁now ▁is ▁Black ▁Power ! ▁ ▁Sto k ely ▁Car m ich ael ▁saw ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" Black ▁Power " ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁solid ar ity ▁between ▁individuals ▁within ▁the ▁movement . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁" Fre edom ▁Now !" ▁s log an ▁of ▁Car m ich ael ' s ▁contemporary , ▁the ▁non - vi ol ent ▁leader ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King . ▁With ▁his ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term , ▁Car m ich ael ▁felt ▁this ▁movement ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁movement ▁for ▁ra cial ▁des eg reg ation , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁movement ▁to ▁help ▁end ▁how ▁American ▁rac ism ▁had ▁weak ened ▁black s . ▁He ▁said , ▁Black ▁Power ' ▁means ▁black ▁people ▁coming ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁political ▁force ▁and ▁either ▁elect ing ▁represent atives ▁or ▁forcing ▁their ▁represent atives ▁to ▁speak ▁their ▁needs ." ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁Black ▁Power ▁ad her ents ▁believed ▁in ▁black ▁aut onomy , ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁t endencies ▁such ▁as ▁black ▁national ism , ▁black ▁self - det erm ination , ▁and ▁black ▁separ at ism . ▁Such ▁positions ▁caused ▁fr iction ▁with ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁main stream ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁two ▁movements ▁have ▁sometimes ▁been ▁viewed ▁as ▁inher ently ▁ant agon istic . ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁leaders ▁often ▁proposed