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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.
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.”
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...
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...
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 ...
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.”
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...
Feb 8, 2023 · Stokely Carmichael, shown here in 1967, helped popularize the term "Black Power!" in 1966. AFP via Getty Images. Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in...
Jun 17, 2022 · Stokely Carmichael (June 29, 1941 - November 15, 1998) Stokely Carmichael was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He grew up in New York City, New York and later attended Howard University in 1960. That same year, Carmichael joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
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.
