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(AFRICA.) Kwame Ture [formerly Stokely Carmichael]. Letter describing his vision for African socialism. Autograph Letter Signed "Kwame Ture" to correspondent in San Diego, CA. 2 pages, 11 1/2 x 8 inches; mailing folds, minimal wear. With original stamped envelope in his hand. Conakry, Guinea, 27 July 1995
In 1969, Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) moved to the Republic of Guinea and broke with the Black Panthers, taking the name Kwame Ture in 1978 as a tribute to his mentors Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré. In this letter he writes: "Africa is increasing her speed toward unification. The rising consciousness of our masses moves ever faster. Military regimes are actually finished in Africa. . . . The masses now want only one thing, an honest leader. . . . This alone is a serious blow to neo-colonialism which . . . can only depend on sustained corruption. . . . The neglect of the immaterial force . . . among Africans who as a mass are very religious, caused hesitation in accepting Marxism-Leninism from my youth. This in fact is what led me to Nkrumatism-Tureism, showing that each people must have their own ideology. . . . Africa gave birth to Judaism, stabilized Christianity, saved Islam from destruction!" He closes with a wish for "One unified socialist Africa."
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