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Stokely Carmichael is born on this date in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Stokey Carmichael first learns about the problem of racial inequality after he moves to New York City.
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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.
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Stokely Carmichael joins the freedom riders, who rode buses to protest against bus segregation.
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During this year, Stokely Carmichael graduates from Howard University. He also joins the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an organization protesting against segregation.
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Stokely Carmichael becomes the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comittee.
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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.
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Stokely Carmichael leaves the SNCC during this year. He then joins the Black Panther Party, a group that used force to stop segregation.
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Carmichael is made honorary prime minister of the Black Panthers during this month.
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Carmichael moves away from the US to Guinea.
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Stokely Carmichael dies of prostate cancer in Conakry, Guinea.
