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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... Reverend T. J. Jemison , a found- ing member of the SCLC , vividly points out why the name " Southern Christian ... Reverend C. K. Steele , leader of the Tallahassee bus boycott , first vice - president ; the Reverend A. L. Davis ...
... Reverend T. J. Jemison , a found- ing member of the SCLC , vividly points out why the name " Southern Christian ... Reverend C. K. Steele , leader of the Tallahassee bus boycott , first vice - president ; the Reverend A. L. Davis ...
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... Reverend B. Elton Cox of High Point , North Carolina , and the Reverend C. A. Ivory of Rock Hill , South Carolina , informed McKissick and other leaders by telephone that their groups were " ready to go . " 13 Cox's group sat in on ...
... Reverend B. Elton Cox of High Point , North Carolina , and the Reverend C. A. Ivory of Rock Hill , South Carolina , informed McKissick and other leaders by telephone that their groups were " ready to go . " 13 Cox's group sat in on ...
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... Reverend Smith and his church , Bevel recalled that " the First Baptist basically had the Baptist people who went to Fisk and Meharry and Tennessee State , and the Seminary were basically members of his church . " 38 The students had ...
... Reverend Smith and his church , Bevel recalled that " the First Baptist basically had the Baptist people who went to Fisk and Meharry and Tennessee State , and the Seminary were basically members of his church . " 38 The students had ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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