Stokely Carmichael

West Indian-American activist
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Also known as: Kwame Ture
Quick Facts
Original name of:
Kwame Ture
Born:
June 29, 1941, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Died:
November 15, 1998, Conakry, Guinea (aged 57)
Notable Family Members:
spouse Miriam Makeba

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.” Carmichael immigrated to New York City in 1952, attended high school in the Bronx, and enrolled at Howard University in 1960. There he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Nonviolent Action Group. In 1961 Carmichael was one of several Freedom Riders who traveled through the South challenging segregation laws in interstate transportation. For his participation he was ...(100 of 385 words)