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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... SCLC AND CHARISMA At the heart of the SCLC's organizational structure was a charismatic center . As in the black church that spawned it , institutionalized char isma was an important resource of the SCLC . It cannot be overem- phasized ...
... SCLC AND CHARISMA At the heart of the SCLC's organizational structure was a charismatic center . As in the black church that spawned it , institutionalized char isma was an important resource of the SCLC . It cannot be overem- phasized ...
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... SCLC mistakenly identify Baker as the organ- ization's first Executive Director . " She was the SCLC's first Associate Director , and the Reverend John Tilley became the first Executive Di- rector in May 1958. Reverend Tilley was chosen ...
... SCLC mistakenly identify Baker as the organ- ization's first Executive Director . " She was the SCLC's first Associate Director , and the Reverend John Tilley became the first Executive Di- rector in May 1958. Reverend Tilley was chosen ...
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... SCLC's lead- ership viewed her as a lame duck executive . The SCLC leadership never accepted Baker as Executive Director ; from the very beginning King had wanted Bayard Rustin to set up the central office . Rustin was not hired because ...
... SCLC's lead- ership viewed her as a lame duck executive . The SCLC leadership never accepted Baker as Executive Director ; from the very beginning King had wanted Bayard Rustin to set up the central office . Rustin was not hired because ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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