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Birth
Stokely Carmichael is born on this date in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. -
Introduction to Racism
Stokey Carmichael first learns about the problem of racial inequality after he moves to New York City. -
Howard University and CORE
After refusing offers from white colleges, Stokley Carmichael goes to the African-American Howard University. He also joins the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE) during this year. -
Freedom Riders
Stokely Carmichael joins the freedom riders, who rode buses to protest against bus segregation. -
Graduation and SNCC
During this year, Stokely Carmichael graduates from Howard University. He also joins the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an organization protesting against segregation. -
SNCC
Stokely Carmichael becomes the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comittee. -
Black Power
During a march through Mississippi called the Meredith March or the March Against Fear, Carmichael is arrested for the 27th time. After he is released, on this date, he speaks about "Black Power" for the first time in Greenwood, Mississippi. -
Departure from SNCC
Stokely Carmichael leaves the SNCC during this year. He then joins the Black Panther Party, a group that used force to stop segregation. -
Black Panthers
Carmichael is made honorary prime minister of the Black Panthers during this month. -
Guinea
Carmichael moves away from the US to Guinea. -
Death
Stokely Carmichael dies of prostate cancer in Conakry, Guinea.
