Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... organization's founding in 1971 , Operation PUSH and its leader Jesse Jackson have involved themselves in economic and social aims , playing an instrumental role in the advancement of minority and working- I class civil and economic ...
... organization's founding in 1971 , Operation PUSH and its leader Jesse Jackson have involved themselves in economic and social aims , playing an instrumental role in the advancement of minority and working- I class civil and economic ...
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... organized . See also Organization of Afro - American Unity ; Pan - Africanism ORGANIZATION OF AFRO - AMERICAN UNITY An organization founded by Black Muslim leader Malcolm X in 1964 as a vehicle for launching a cultural revolution to ...
... organized . See also Organization of Afro - American Unity ; Pan - Africanism ORGANIZATION OF AFRO - AMERICAN UNITY An organization founded by Black Muslim leader Malcolm X in 1964 as a vehicle for launching a cultural revolution to ...
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... organization's advantage . For example , television coverage of civil rights protests in Selma , Alabama , in 1965 garnered sympa- thy for SCLC causes when white police officers turned high - powered fire hoses on African American ...
... organization's advantage . For example , television coverage of civil rights protests in Selma , Alabama , in 1965 garnered sympa- thy for SCLC causes when white police officers turned high - powered fire hoses on African American ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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