African American history is the great tale of this country and the people who've paved the way for equal key rights amongst all citizens regardless of race, religion, or gender. This world wouldn’t have gotten as far as it has without all the different organizations, movements, court cases, and laws that fought for justice and didn’t throw in the towel when situations and circumstances got rough.
There are several organizations that have stood up and stood out for what they wanted. For example, the NAACP. The NAACP stands for (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The purpose of the NAACP was to energetically and adequately defend the black americans right to fair and equal treatment. According to “The Civil …show more content…
CORE stands for (Congress of Racial Equality). The purpose of CORE was to challenge segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance at restaurants, waiting rooms, and other public areas. This organization is not still needed for blacks because it has served it’s purpose by African Americans having the freedom to sit wherever they want in a public space according to their will. “The Civil Rights Movement” (Szumski, 2003), “as the quest for black rights intensified in the 60s, the CORE began to abandon its long-held held belief in nonviolent protests and promote more militant, separatist agenda. Director James Leonard, Jr. Farmer began this organization in the year of 1942. James Farmer was a civil rights activist and a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. He also co-founded the Committee of Racial Equality in Chicago. The CORE organization is not still in existence in modern …show more content…
BPP stands for (Black Panther Party). The purpose of the Black Panther Party was self-defense amongst African Americans. The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland California on October 1966. It was the largest and best known armed black organization of the late 1960s and 70s. The Panthers openly carried weapons on the streets. The party spread across the country, opening chapters in many ghettos. They popularized the slogan “Off the Pigs” which meant kill the police. They were not anti-white and accepted white support. The party combined black nationalism with marxism. College students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale both started the Black Panther Party. Unfortunately, the Black Panther Party isn’t still a functioning organization in modern times because it was crushed by the FBI.
Last but certainly not least, the SNCC Organization. SNCC stands for (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The purpose of the SNCC was to coordinate activities aimed of desegregating places of public accommodation in the South. This organization is not still needed because it met its goal and accomplished its purpose. Thousands of white Americans joined forces with the blacks to give birth to the Civil Rights Movement. Black college students were responsible for stating the SNCC organization. This organization was founded on April
There are several organizations that have stood up and stood out for what they wanted. For example, the NAACP. The NAACP stands for (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The purpose of the NAACP was to energetically and adequately defend the black americans right to fair and equal treatment. According to “The Civil …show more content…
CORE stands for (Congress of Racial Equality). The purpose of CORE was to challenge segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance at restaurants, waiting rooms, and other public areas. This organization is not still needed for blacks because it has served it’s purpose by African Americans having the freedom to sit wherever they want in a public space according to their will. “The Civil Rights Movement” (Szumski, 2003), “as the quest for black rights intensified in the 60s, the CORE began to abandon its long-held held belief in nonviolent protests and promote more militant, separatist agenda. Director James Leonard, Jr. Farmer began this organization in the year of 1942. James Farmer was a civil rights activist and a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. He also co-founded the Committee of Racial Equality in Chicago. The CORE organization is not still in existence in modern …show more content…
BPP stands for (Black Panther Party). The purpose of the Black Panther Party was self-defense amongst African Americans. The Black Panther Party was founded in Oakland California on October 1966. It was the largest and best known armed black organization of the late 1960s and 70s. The Panthers openly carried weapons on the streets. The party spread across the country, opening chapters in many ghettos. They popularized the slogan “Off the Pigs” which meant kill the police. They were not anti-white and accepted white support. The party combined black nationalism with marxism. College students Huey Newton and Bobby Seale both started the Black Panther Party. Unfortunately, the Black Panther Party isn’t still a functioning organization in modern times because it was crushed by the FBI.
Last but certainly not least, the SNCC Organization. SNCC stands for (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The purpose of the SNCC was to coordinate activities aimed of desegregating places of public accommodation in the South. This organization is not still needed because it met its goal and accomplished its purpose. Thousands of white Americans joined forces with the blacks to give birth to the Civil Rights Movement. Black college students were responsible for stating the SNCC organization. This organization was founded on April