Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) |
Freedom Summer |
Founded in Chicago in 1942, out of the 50 original members 28 were men and 22 were women. Some of the founding members are James L. Farmer, George Houser, and James R. Robinson.
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The Freedom Summer, also known as the Mississippi Project, was an organized effort to gain black voters during the summer of 1964. Many black churches, schools, and houses were burned or bombed during that summer as a counter-protest against the project.
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Kerner Commission |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |
The Kerner Commission is named after the chairman, Governor Otto Kerner, Jr.. The commission was responsible for the investigation of the 1967 race riots. Another important function was to provide suggestions for a better future.
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference began during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1995. It is an African American civil rights organizations and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the original president.
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Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine students each from Little Rock Central High School who attempted to integrate. Their names were Minnijean Brown, Terrance Roberts, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls. They were all African-American. On the first day of school, a white mob gathered and the Governor sent out the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the students from entering the school. This was resolved when President Eisenhower sent troops to protect the black students because of pressure from Martin Luther King Jr.