Kwame Ture

Born: 1941-06-29

Birthplace: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Biography

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

The Fall
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Berkeley in the Sixties
King in the Wilderness
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
South to Black Power
LBJ
Black Panthers
Malcolm X

Top Movie Credits

The Fall
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self - Activist (archive footage)
Berkeley in the Sixties Self (archive footage)
King in the Wilderness Self (archive footage)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Self (archive footage)
South to Black Power Self
LBJ Self
Black Panthers Self
Malcolm X Self (archive footage)