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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... political astuteness of a min- ister was put to test . Such was the vantage point from which " Daddy " King operated . Martin Luther King , Jr. , grew up in this political church environ- ment and internalized its ways as he matured ...
... political astuteness of a min- ister was put to test . Such was the vantage point from which " Daddy " King operated . Martin Luther King , Jr. , grew up in this political church environ- ment and internalized its ways as he matured ...
Page 257
... political elites was to ensure that Birmingham's blacks remained exploited economically , po- litically , and personally . The political elites included such notables as Governor George C. Wallace ; Colonel Albert Lingo , the State ...
... political elites was to ensure that Birmingham's blacks remained exploited economically , po- litically , and personally . The political elites included such notables as Governor George C. Wallace ; Colonel Albert Lingo , the State ...
Page 287
... political arena through the politics of protest , Prior to the movement the system of segregation forced blacks to live in a separate and limited world characterized by poverty , racial discrimination , powerlessness , symbolic ...
... political arena through the politics of protest , Prior to the movement the system of segregation forced blacks to live in a separate and limited world characterized by poverty , racial discrimination , powerlessness , symbolic ...
Contents
Domination Church and the NAACP | 1 |
Beginnings and Confrontations | 17 |
MIA ICC and ACMHR 40 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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