Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Carmichael in 1966 | |
| 4th Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | |
| In office May 1966 – June 1967 | |
| Preceded by | John Lewis |
| Succeeded by | H. Rap Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael June 29, 1941 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | November 15, 1998 (aged 57) Conakry, Guinea |
| Spouse(s) |
Marlyatou Barry (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Howard University (BA) |
Kwame Ture (/ˈkwɑːmeɪ ˈtʊəreɪ/ KWAH-may TOOR-ay; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a Trinidadian-American activist. He had a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the pan-African movement. He lead the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and then became the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party. He was a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP).[1]
Ture died of prostate cancer on November 15, 1998 at the age of 57 in Conakry, Guinea.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Freedom Riders | Meet the Players: Movement Leaders | Stokely Carmichael" biography, American Experience, PBS, Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ↑ Kaufman, Michael T. "Stokely Carmichael, Rights Leader Who Coined 'Black Power', Dies at 57", The New York Times, November 16, 1998. Accessed March 27, 2008. Archived on June 28, 2023.
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