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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... direct action . During the civil rights movement direct action referred to a particular belief held by movement partici- pants and to a whole battery of acts and techniques designed to cause disruption . In Montgomery , Tallahassee ...
... direct action . During the civil rights movement direct action referred to a particular belief held by movement partici- pants and to a whole battery of acts and techniques designed to cause disruption . In Montgomery , Tallahassee ...
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... direct action.12 12 The SCLC's strategy advocated a new method of mass protest . The mass movements that gave rise to the SCLC stood as proof that masses could be organized for collective protest through the churches . Thus the SCLC was ...
... direct action.12 12 The SCLC's strategy advocated a new method of mass protest . The mass movements that gave rise to the SCLC stood as proof that masses could be organized for collective protest through the churches . Thus the SCLC was ...
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... direct action organizations . From interviews with participants in the early sit - ins and from published works , I found that civil rights organizations initiated sit - ins in fifteen of the sixteen cities I have ... Direct Action 189.
... direct action organizations . From interviews with participants in the early sit - ins and from published works , I found that civil rights organizations initiated sit - ins in fifteen of the sixteen cities I have ... Direct Action 189.
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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