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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... groups attempting to desegregate public schools . After the national government steered clear of implementation , only three groups remained directly involved in the desegregation process : the white power structure as the opposer ...
... groups attempting to desegregate public schools . After the national government steered clear of implementation , only three groups remained directly involved in the desegregation process : the white power structure as the opposer ...
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... groups were ministers.63 On August 1 , 1958 , Gordon Carey , who was white , joined McCain as a full - time field secretary for CORE and helped organize local CORE groups in the South . In 1958 , while organizing in Virginia , they ...
... groups were ministers.63 On August 1 , 1958 , Gordon Carey , who was white , joined McCain as a full - time field secretary for CORE and helped organize local CORE groups in the South . In 1958 , while organizing in Virginia , they ...
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... groups . But nevertheless they were all disadvantaged , because their in- terests were not routinely taken into account by the powerful . In the years immediately preceding the civil rights movement these groups attempted to change ...
... groups . But nevertheless they were all disadvantaged , because their in- terests were not routinely taken into account by the powerful . In the years immediately preceding the civil rights movement these groups attempted to change ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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