AA REVISION: ACTIVIST GROUPS

Niagara Movement

1905- outlined clear principles for equality

SCLC

1957- Southern Christian Leadership Conference- organised protests, put pressure on gov for a Civil rights bill. part of Birmingham campaign 1963/ poor peoples campaign 1968

CORE

1942- Congress of Racial Equality- against northern segregation, double V campaign

SNCC

1960- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee- students, used sit ins, e.g in nashville 1960 with 3000 protesters

NAACP

1909- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- used courts to end discrimination, found out that in 1949- 179 spent on a white child- only 43 on black. success include: voting rights act 1965, smith vs allwright.

National Urban League

1911- campaigned for discrimination bans in jobs/housing

UNIA

1914- Universal Negro Improvement Association- advancement but still separated, only minority approved

Black Panthers

1966- 10 point programme e.g free all blacks from jail, all black juries, better housing etc, militant. 1972 protest against police brutality. 27 BPP members murdered by FBI in 1969.