Civil rights organisations - flipped learning Flashcards
Apart from the NAACP what were the other national civil rights organisations developing? (3)
-Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
-Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
-Student Mon-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
When were the 3 national civil rights organisations founded?
-between 1941-1960
What does CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality
When was CORE established?
1942
What were the aims of CORE? What did it lack?
-Established in 1942 to organise sit ins, freedom rides and boycotts
-Lacked dynamism in late 1950s
What were CORE’s methods?
-Initiated influential freedom rides but supported by SCLC and SNCC
-Non-violent organisation
What does SCLC stand for?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
When was SCLC founded?
-Founded in 1957 by African American ministers led by Martin Luther King Jr
What was the aim of SCLC?
-Aimed to improve the situation of Southern African Americans
What were the SCLC’s methods?
-Offered an alternative to NAACP’s litigation strategy
-Difficult to attack due to Christian background
-Poor organisation, lack of salaried staff and mass support hindered initial success
What does the SNCC stand for?
Student Non-violence Coordinating Committee
When was the SNCC established?
1960
What were the aims of the SNCC?
-Established in 1960 to politicise local communities and empower ordinary people
-Organised grassroots struggles in Alabama & Georgia 1961-64
What were the SNCC’s methods?
-More egalitarian and appreciative of women workers and whites
-Black Freedom Movement in Mississippi 1964 raised awareness of injustice and encouraged voter registration
-Became increasingly militant with Black Power links which divided the movement
