The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement: Black Communities Organizing for ChangeAn account of the origins, development, and personalities of the Civil Rights movement from 1953-1963. |
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... Birmingham . The " C " stood for confrontation , which was to be with Birmingham's white power structure . That power structure was three - pronged . The first prong comprised the business and indus- trial elites , which ran the city's ...
... Birmingham . The " C " stood for confrontation , which was to be with Birmingham's white power structure . That power structure was three - pronged . The first prong comprised the business and indus- trial elites , which ran the city's ...
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... Birmingham by television and satellite . At home many citizens were shocked by the oppression ex- isting in Birmingham and looked to a President whose image epito- mized liberalism and fair play . Kennedy had little choice but to act ...
... Birmingham by television and satellite . At home many citizens were shocked by the oppression ex- isting in Birmingham and looked to a President whose image epito- mized liberalism and fair play . Kennedy had little choice but to act ...
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... Birmingham , ” p . 26 . 143. Harding , " A Beginning in Birmingham , " p . 15 . 144. See Harrison Salisbury , New York Times , April 9 , 1960. For a discus- sion of lawsuits in Birmingham prior to 1963 , see Westin and Mahoney , The ...
... Birmingham , ” p . 26 . 143. Harding , " A Beginning in Birmingham , " p . 15 . 144. See Harrison Salisbury , New York Times , April 9 , 1960. For a discus- sion of lawsuits in Birmingham prior to 1963 , see Westin and Mahoney , The ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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