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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... Simpkins , " we were very effective in Lou- isiana and Texas . " 18 The UCMI was especially active in Marshall , Texas , where Dr. Simpkins had prior connections with two institu- tions , Bishop College and Wiley College , respectively ...
... Simpkins , " we were very effective in Lou- isiana and Texas . " 18 The UCMI was especially active in Marshall , Texas , where Dr. Simpkins had prior connections with two institu- tions , Bishop College and Wiley College , respectively ...
Page 181
... Simpkins said . Like we knew ... things on the police . Their girlfriends . We knew their sexual habits . We knew their weaknesses ; just like they studied us , we studied them . We had a file on them . . . . We knew exactly what they ...
... Simpkins said . Like we knew ... things on the police . Their girlfriends . We knew their sexual habits . We knew their weaknesses ; just like they studied us , we studied them . We had a file on them . . . . We knew exactly what they ...
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... Simpkins maintained that the UCMI did not hold large numbers of large mass meetings and related demonstrations ... Simpkins provided marvelous examples of how use was made of cowards , teachers , and local drunkards . A well - known ...
... Simpkins maintained that the UCMI did not hold large numbers of large mass meetings and related demonstrations ... Simpkins provided marvelous examples of how use was made of cowards , teachers , and local drunkards . A well - known ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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