
Ĭarmichael was one of the original SNCC freedom riders of 1961 under Diane Nash's leadership.


He was a key leader in the development of the Black Power movement, first while leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), then as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and last as a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP). Born in Trinidad, he grew up in the United States from the age of 11 and became an activist while attending the Bronx High School of Science.

Kwame Ture ( / ˈ k w ɑː m eɪ ˈ t ʊər eɪ/ born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998) was a prominent organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.
