Statement from site: WE ARE NAACP We are the home of grassroots activism for civil rights and social justice. We have more than 2,200 units across the nation, powered by well over 2 million activists. In our cities, schools, companies, and courtrooms, we are the legacy of W.E.B. Dubois, Ida B. Wells, Thurgood Marshall, and many other giants of civil rights.
United States Library of Congress exhibit detailing the formation and early years of the NAACP. Large collection of primary source documents
National Parks Service government website with background and links pertaining to events and individuals associated with the SCLC
Educational website under the umbrella of www.historylearningsite.co.uk and created by Chris Trueman BA (Hons), MBA, former teacher in the UK
Started in the early 1960's, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC was an early *youth-led* organization working to achieve civil rights. Site provides background information and links.
Information on SNCC events, issues, timeline, etc.
History Channel website providing content on Black History and the SNCC in particular
Part of the History Channel's content on the Civil Rights Movement - From the site: The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. It was led by people like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Little Rock Nine and many others.
From the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
From the organization's website - The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change. RPC was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984).
Article from the South Side Weekly, an alternative newspaper published in Chicago. Previously know as the Chicago Weekly News and Chicago Weekly, this non-profit paper has been published since 1995.
Article from the History Channel website detailing the work of the Rainbow Coalition
Article from the Pew Research center examine the origin of BLM and activism through social media
Article from the non-profit educational organization, the Underground Railroad Education Center. From their website: Mission- The Underground Railroad Education Center researches and preserves the local and national history of the Underground Railroad movement, its international connections, and its legacy for today’s social justice issues, thereby empowering people of all ages to be agents of change toward an equitable and just society.
In 2013, three radical Black organizers — Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi — created a Black-centered political will and movement building project called #BlackLivesMatter. It was in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. This site provides links and resources to support activism in BLM causes.
