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Kwame Ture (/ ˈ k w ɑː m eɪ ˈ t ʊər eɪ /; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was an American organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.
May 3, 2024 · Stokely Carmichael (born June 29, 1941, Port of Spain, Trinidad—died November 15, 1998, Conakry, Guinea) was a West-Indian-born civil rights activist, leader of Black nationalism in the United States in the 1960s and originator of its rallying slogan, “Black power.”
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Dec 18, 2009 · Stokely Carmichael was a U.S. civil-rights activist who in the 1960s originated the Black nationalism rallying slogan, “Black power.” Born in Trinidad, he immigrated to New York City in 1952.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Stokely Carmichael, a Trinidadian American civil rights activist who led the SNCC and the Black Panther Party in the 1960s. Find out his early life, education, Freedom Rides, Freedom Summer, radical turn and death.
Mar 10, 2014 · Before he became famous — and infamous — for calling on black power for black people, Stokely Carmichael was better known as a rising young community organizer in the civil rights movement.
Aug 5, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Stokely Carmichael, a civil rights leader, antiwar activist, and Pan-African revolutionary who popularized the slogan "Black Power". Explore his biography, activism, and political evolution from SNCC to the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party.
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As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Stokely Carmichael challenged the philosophy of nonviolence and interracial alliances that had come to define the modern civil rights movement, calling instead for “ Black Power .”.
