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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 9
Page 178
... ( UCMI ) was organized in Shreve- port , Louisiana , in late 1956 as a movement of ministers . In March 1956 the Attorney General of Louisiana took the NAACP to court with the demand that the organization submit its membership lists to ...
... ( UCMI ) was organized in Shreve- port , Louisiana , in late 1956 as a movement of ministers . In March 1956 the Attorney General of Louisiana took the NAACP to court with the demand that the organization submit its membership lists to ...
Page 179
... UCMI , teachers and any others in the pay of state or parish ( county ) governments , if they in- volved themselves in protest or the NAACP , " were fired from their par- ticular positions . " For that reason , the UCMI " was set up ...
... UCMI , teachers and any others in the pay of state or parish ( county ) governments , if they in- volved themselves in protest or the NAACP , " were fired from their par- ticular positions . " For that reason , the UCMI " was set up ...
Page 180
... UCMI served it well . When UCMI officials or- ganized its bus desegregation project , they knew that a number of the people participating in the activities of the UCMI were police inform- ers . President Simpkins publicly announced ...
... UCMI served it well . When UCMI officials or- ganized its bus desegregation project , they knew that a number of the people participating in the activities of the UCMI were police inform- ers . President Simpkins publicly announced ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
activists activities Albany American asked attempted Baker Baptist base became become began behavior Birmingham black community boycott called central chapter church civil rights movement closely collective Committee Conference confrontation CORE Council Court decided demonstrations developed direct action discussed domination early economic effective efforts emerged Executive financed force Freedom going groups Highlander Ibid important institutions interview involved James King knew late leaders leadership March mass meetings ment ministers mobilization Montgomery move movement centers NAACP Nashville needed Negro nonviolent organization organizational participants period person planned played political president Press problems protest racial Ralph Abernathy Report response Reverend role SCLC SCLC's segregation Shuttlesworth sit-ins SNCC social South Southern strategy struggle successful tactics Tallahassee thing University vote Walker white power structure wrote York young