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Leaders and Strategies The Civil Rights Movement 21.1 The Civil Rights Movement 21.1
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Laying the Groundwork The civil rights movement was a grass- roots effort of ordinary citizens determined to end racial injustice No ONE central organization: there were several major groups that shared information and coordinated civil rights activities The civil rights movement was a grass- roots effort of ordinary citizens determined to end racial injustice No ONE central organization: there were several major groups that shared information and coordinated civil rights activities
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Won the Brown v. Board of Education case One of the oldest civil rights organizations An interracial organization with both AA and whites as members Focused on challenging discriminatory laws in the court room Won a number of legal battles that helped stop segregation Won the Brown v. Board of Education case One of the oldest civil rights organizations An interracial organization with both AA and whites as members Focused on challenging discriminatory laws in the court room Won a number of legal battles that helped stop segregation
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National Urban League and CORE National Urban League Focused on economic issues: Sought to assist people moving to American cities Help AA find jobs and homes Fought for fair treatment at work Found safe, clean apartments for migrant families CORE The Congress of Racial Equality was dedicated to bringing about change through peaceful confrontation Organized demonstrations against segregation in cities National Urban League Focused on economic issues: Sought to assist people moving to American cities Help AA find jobs and homes Fought for fair treatment at work Found safe, clean apartments for migrant families CORE The Congress of Racial Equality was dedicated to bringing about change through peaceful confrontation Organized demonstrations against segregation in cities
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The Philosophy of Nonviolence Their was growing opposition to the gains made by AA through the Brown decision Many threaten or used violence against the AA However, Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders preached nonviolence They asked people not to retaliate Their was growing opposition to the gains made by AA through the Brown decision Many threaten or used violence against the AA However, Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders preached nonviolence They asked people not to retaliate
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The SCLC Dr. Martin Luther King and other AA clergymen began a new civil rights organization the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Advocating nonviolent protest Protesters would not resist even when attacked Dr. Martin Luther King and other AA clergymen began a new civil rights organization the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Advocating nonviolent protest Protesters would not resist even when attacked
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Dr. King Leads the Way After the Montgomery bus boycott Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the most loved and admired - and also one of the most hated – people in the U.S. Became symbol of nonviolent protest for the entire world Influenced by Mohandas K. Gandhi Preached nonviolence as the only way to achieve victory against much stronger foes After the Montgomery bus boycott Martin Luther King Jr. became one of the most loved and admired - and also one of the most hated – people in the U.S. Became symbol of nonviolent protest for the entire world Influenced by Mohandas K. Gandhi Preached nonviolence as the only way to achieve victory against much stronger foes
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A New Voice for Students “To accept passively an unjust system is to cooperate with that system; thereby the oppressed become as evil as the oppressor,” King said. “Non-cooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” SNCC formed The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee - became student version of the SCLC Dr. King spoke with the SNCC - called the civil rights movement, “ a revolt against the apathy and complacency of adults in the Negro community…” “To accept passively an unjust system is to cooperate with that system; thereby the oppressed become as evil as the oppressor,” King said. “Non-cooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.” SNCC formed The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee - became student version of the SCLC Dr. King spoke with the SNCC - called the civil rights movement, “ a revolt against the apathy and complacency of adults in the Negro community…”
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Robert Moses One of the SNCC’s most influential leaders Harvard graduate student Worked in Atlanta and Mississippi recruiting people to help rural blacks register to vote SNCC became a strong and vital organization for students One of the SNCC’s most influential leaders Harvard graduate student Worked in Atlanta and Mississippi recruiting people to help rural blacks register to vote SNCC became a strong and vital organization for students
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