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Kwame Ture (/ ˈkwɑːmeɪ ˈtʊəreɪ /; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was an American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.
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...
Sep 10, 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.”
Mar 10, 2014 · Stokely Carmichael, A Philosopher Behind The Black Power Movement : Code Switch A new biography traces Carmichael's evolution from civil rights activist to an early proponent of the black power...
Jan 28, 2019 · Stokely Carmichael was an important activist in the Civil Rights Movement who attained prominence (and generated enormous controversy) when he issued a call for "Black Power" during a speech in 1966. The phrase quickly spread, sparking a fierce national debate.
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.”
Aug 5, 2018 · A civil rights leader, antiwar activist, and Pan-African revolutionary, Stokely Carmichael is best known for popularizing the slogan “Black Power,” which in the mid-1960s galvanized a movement toward more militant and separatist assertions of black identity, nationalism, and empowerment and away from the liberal, interracial pacifism of ...
Mar 18, 2014 · Stokely Carmichael marched with Martin Luther King Jr. He campaigned for voting rights and against the Vietnam War and ultimately devoted himself to a Pan-Africanist movement that linked...
Aug 5, 2022 · Throughout his activism and with the rise of the Black Power movement, Stokely Carmichael became a target of the COINTELPRO efforts of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. After stepping down as SNCC Chairman, he published Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (1967), and became more aligned with the Black Panthers.
Nov 15, 1998 · Stokely Carmichael canvassing in Lowndes County, Alabama, undated, crmvet.org. Because of his call for “Black Power” during the June 1966 Meredith March Against Fear in Mississippi, Stokely Carmichael is often remembered as confrontational in style and far removed from nonviolence.
