Early Life of Stokley Carmichael
Stokley Carmichael was born on June 29, 1941 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. His Parents immagrated to New York Leaving him Behind. When He was 11 He followed them. When he was 13 he became a naturalized American Citizen. He Began to start school at Bronx High School of Science in 1956 at the age of 15.
When Stokley was a freshman he went on a freedom ride. While on the trip Stokley was arrested for entering a all white area. When he was about 21 he lost hope in the theory of nonviolence. "What we are going to start saying now is 'Black Power." He said in a SCNN Organization becoming Leader of it. In 1967 Carmichael travled outside the United States for a tranformative journey.
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When Stokley was a freshman he went on a freedom ride. While on the trip Stokley was arrested for entering a all white area. When he was about 21 he lost hope in the theory of nonviolence. "What we are going to start saying now is 'Black Power." He said in a SCNN Organization becoming Leader of it. In 1967 Carmichael travled outside the United States for a tranformative journey.
http://www.biography.com/people/stokely-carmichael-9238629