Stokely Carmichael

Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, was a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement and an influential advocate for black power. Born on June 29, 1941, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, he moved to the United States at age 11. Carmichael's activism began during his time at Howard University, where he became involved in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He quickly rose to prominence within the organization, participating in Freedom Rides and registering African American voters in the South. In 1966, Carmichael became SNCC's chairman and began to push the organization towards a more radical stance, coining the term "black power" to emphasize racial pride, economic empowerment, and the creation of political and social institutions for black people. Under Carmichael's leadership, the concept of black power gained national attention and sparked a new phase in the civil rights movement. Moving away from the nonviolent integrationist approach c