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Kwame Ture

Jun 29, 1941 - Nov 15, 1998 (57 years old) in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Kwame Ture was a prominent organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global Pan-African movement. Born in Trinidad, he grew up in the United States from the age of 11 and became an activist while attending the Bronx High School of Science.

Known For

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70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
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Black Panthers
Self
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COINTELPRO 101
Self (archive footage)
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A Huey P. Newton Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mama Africa
Self (archive footage)
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Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Self (archive footage)
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Activist (archive footage)
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Anatomy of Violence
Self
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Black at Yale: A Film Diary
Himself
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South to Black Power
Self

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