Born: 29 June 1941 · Died: 15 November 1998 · Age: 57
Quick facts
Date of birth29 June 1941
Date of death15 November 1998
Age at death57
NationalityTrinidadian-American
BirthplacePort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Editor's Take:
Stokely Carmichael moved the civil rights movement from asking for rights to demanding power. He had faced beatings and jail in the nonviolent campaigns. By 1966 he argued that black communities had to build their own political strength. The slogan Black Power frightened many white Americans and split older leaders. It also inspired a new generation. He spent his later life in Africa promoting pan-Africanism. Later he said his greatest work was organising, not speeches.
Key Milestones
1961: Jailed as a Freedom Rider
1966: Becomes chairman of SNCC
1966: Calls for Black Power in Greenwood, Mississippi
1969: Moves to Guinea
Kwame Ture ( 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 the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.
Stokely Carmichael's birthday is June 29. He was born on June 29, 1941 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
How old was Stokely Carmichael when he died?
Stokely Carmichael died on November 15, 1998, aged 57.
Who shares a birthday with Stokely Carmichael?
Famous people who share Stokely Carmichael's June 29 birthday include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Giacomo Leopardi, Giorgio Napolitano, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Jude Bellingham.
