Quick Facts
Born:
1941-06-29
Birthplace:
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Credits:
33 Total Roles
Kwame Ture
Acting
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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
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Activist (archive footage)
Black Panthers
Self
American Experience
Self (archive footage)
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Self (archive footage)
LBJ
Self
King in the Wilderness
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Mama Africa
Self (archive footage)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood Black TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | South to Black Power MOVIE | Self |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) MOVIE | Self - Activist (archive footage) |
| 2020 | 70 Years of Youth Revolt TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Helter Skelter: An American Myth TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | King in the Wilderness MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) MOVIE | Self |
| 2011 | Mama Africa MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | COINTELPRO 101 MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |