Drew national attention to the deep divisions within the civil rights movement- widely reported that Carmichael had insisted upon the exclusion of whites from the March but King had refused to agree
The phrase 'Black Power' wasn't new but the March gave it national prominence
Respected black newspaper the Chicago Defender- ' this is a new day... the doctrine of passive resistance as preached by Dr King is ebbing (there is a new) determination to meet fire with fire'
The March brought Carmichael to the attention of white people & to the forefront of the black struggle
