Early Life
This Caribbean country is where Stokely Carmichael was born.
What is Trinidad and Tobago?
Carmichael became a key figure in this student-led civil rights group.
What is SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)?
Carmichael popularized this two-word phrase in 1966.
What is “Black Power”?
Carmichael changed his name to this in honor of African leaders.
Who is Kwame Ture?
Stokely moved to this U.S. city at the age of 11.
What is New York City
He joined these famous bus rides to challenge segregation.
What are the Freedom Rides?
Black Power emphasized pride, empowerment, and this type of defense.
What is self-defense?
He moved to this West African country in 1969.
What is Guinea?
He graduated from this prestigious science-focused high school.
What is the Bronx High School of Science
He worked closely with this prominent civil rights leader.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Carmichael said this phrase was not just a slogan, but a movement.
What is “Black Power”?
He worked closely with this former president of Ghana.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
He later attended this historically Black university.
What is Howard University?
His SNCC work focused on registering Black voters in this U.S. region.
What is the South?
He aligned himself with this revolutionary Black organization.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Carmichael died in this year.
What is 1998?
Carmichael immigrated to the U.S. during this decade.
What are the 1950s?
In 1966, Carmichael became chairman of this organization.
What is SNCC
The Black Power philosophy marked a shift from this type of protest.
What is nonviolent protest?
His legacy helped shape this global movement for justice and unity.
What is Pan-Africanism?