Kwame Ture (/ ˈkwɑːmeɪ ˈtʊəreɪ / KWAH-may TOOR-ay; born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a Trinidadian-American activist who played a major role in …

Dec 19, 2025 · He left the United States in 1969 and moved with his first wife (1968–79), South African singer Miriam Makeba, to Guinea, West Africa. He also changed his name to Kwame Ture in honor …

Apr 2, 2014 · An inspired orator, persuasive essayist, effective organizer and expansive thinker, Carmichael/Ture stands out as one of the preeminent figures of the American Civil Rights Movement.

Carmichael changed his name to Kwame Ture and moved to Guinea, where he conferred with exiled Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah. He helped form the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party in …

Aug 5, 2022 · After falling out with the Black Panther Party, Carmichael started a self exile, moving from the United States to Guinea, eventually changing his name to Kwame Ture to honor his patrons …

Kwame Ture (formerly Stokely Carmichael) was a civil rights activist, writer, and orator known as a lead figure within the Pan-African and Black nationalist movements, and for coining the slogan, “Black …

Jan 17, 2025 · Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, known for coining the phrase 'Black Power' and advocating for Black nationalism.

Kwame Ture was an effective organizer, activist and orator. He answered the phone by saying, “Ready for the revolution,” until his last day. Ture died of prostate cancer on November 15, 1998, at the age …

CARMICHAEL, Stokely (Kwame Touré, Kwame Turé) (b. 29 June 1941 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad; d. 15 November 1998 in Conakry, Guinea), radical African-American civil rights leader, a fiery speaker who …

Sep 15, 2024 · Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, was a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement. His activism and leadership significantly shaped the struggle for racial equality …