Papers, 1949-1975.

Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987

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Bayard Rustin (b. March 17, 1912, West Chester, Pennsylvania–d. August 24, 1987, Manhattan, New York) was an African-American Quaker who was concerned with nonviolence, socialism, civil rights, race relations, and international relations. He was connected with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, American Friends Service Committee, War Resisters League, Congress of Racial Equality, and Committee for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience against Military Segregation. He was imprisoned during World War II fo...

Farmer, James Leonard, Jr., 1920-1999

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Civil rights leader, author, labor organizer, and teacher, James Leonard Farmer, Jr. was born on January 12, 1920, in Marshall, Texas. He earned degrees from Wiley College (1938) and the Howard University School of Divinity (1940). Farmer went on to found the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) which played a key role in the Civil Rights movement, particularly in launching the Freedom Rides in the summer of 1961. These bus rides tested the federal interstate transportation accommodations at bus t...

Cloward, Richard A. (Richard Andrew)

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Wiley, George A.

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Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty

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Congress of Racial Equality. National Action Council.

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Congress of Racial Equality. Syracuse Chapter (N.Y.)

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Piven, Frances Fox

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Professor, political science; Political activist; Author; Social reformer. From the description of Papers 1957-1999. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 46453436 ...

Movement for Economic Justice.

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Syracuse university

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Syracuse University was involved with the Chautauqua Institution in providing a program of continuing education during the summer in undergraduate as well as graduate fields. From the description of University College, Chautauqua Center records, 1953-1969. 1953-1969. (Syracuse University). WorldCat record id: 122528964 [pending] From the guide to the New York State Publishing and Printing Collection, circa 1800-1950, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse...

National Welfare Rights Organization (U.S.)

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This organization and its serial publications were known by various names and incorporated various groups, including the Poverty/Rights Action Center, The National Welfare Leaders Newsletter, NOW!, WRO's in Action, and The Welfare Fighter. From the description of Newsletters, 1967-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571802 ...

Gregory, Dick, 1947-

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