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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... 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 were doing . We knew who ...
... 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 were doing . We knew who ...
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... knew that they were not the first to sit in in the state of North Carolina . Sit - in activity in the state had ... knew them all well , and they knew all about the Durham activities . Martin Oppenheimer , an early sociologist ...
... knew that they were not the first to sit in in the state of North Carolina . Sit - in activity in the state had ... knew them all well , and they knew all about the Durham activities . Martin Oppenheimer , an early sociologist ...
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... knew people and where we knew student groups and where we knew minister groups , and said , you know , " This is it , let's go . " 9925 Reverend Lawson offered his thoughts on why the sit - in movement oc- curred : Because King and the ...
... knew people and where we knew student groups and where we knew minister groups , and said , you know , " This is it , let's go . " 9925 Reverend Lawson offered his thoughts on why the sit - in movement oc- curred : Because King and the ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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