Brother Toure, Stokely Carmichael Speaks at Florida A&M

Original Title

Spring Quarter '79 Brother Toure, Stokely Carmichael

Devised Title

Brother Toure, Stokely Carmichael Speaks at Florida A&M

Date

1979

Creator

Florida A&M University Office of the Rattler See all items with this value

Contributor

Edwin Thorpe

Annette Thorpe

Description

These images are from the spring of 1979 when Kwame Ture, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael, visited Florida A&M University to speak to students. Ture was a field organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and coined the “Black Power” slogan, making him a key figure during the Civil Rights Movement.

Primary Subject

c. 1900-1999 See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

HBCU campus life See all items with this value

Civil Rights Movement See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Photograph

Medium

Paper

Ink

Additional Techniques

Photography

Measurements

L:30.4cm x W: 22.3cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_006_001_1979

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0053

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

FAMU Yearbooks See all items with this value

Language

English

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