Coordinating Committee of the Black Community (Topeka, Kan.)
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The Coordinating Committee of the Black Community (CCBC) was founded in 1968 in Topeka, Kansas to "provide an organized means through which black people [could] speak out on all issues relating to minorities." The CCBCs goals included coordinating affairs and activities within the community, developing resources available to the community, promoting unity, and helping black organizations implement projects and programs.
From the guide to the Coordinating Committee of the Black Community scrapbook, 1968-1974, 1968-1974, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)
Group founded in Topeka, Kan. in 1968 in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. to coordinate activities of various African-American organizations and to promote the concerns and needs of the Black community.
From the description of [Scrapbook] 1968-1974. (University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books). WorldCat record id: 18824051
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Subjects:
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Civil rights movement
- Civil rights movements
- Topeka (Kan.)
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- Kansas--Topeka (as recorded)
- Topeka (Kan.) (as recorded)