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Jones, Beverly – Phylon, 1982
Describes efforts of the Coordinating Committee for the Enforcement of the D.C. Anti-Discrimination Laws (CCEAD), led by Mary Church Terrell, to abolish segregation in public eating places and other businesses in the nation's capital in the early 1950s. (GC)
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Demonstrations (Civil)
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Hale, Frank W., Jr. – Negro Educational Review, 1985
Introduces special issue (with same title) designed to demonstrate how Blacks and whites, as allies, used 'tongue, pen, and participation' (social, political, religious, economic, judicial) to protest conditions such as discrimination, inequality, and segregation. Also gives broad overview of Black involvement in the antislavery movement. (CMG)
Descriptors: Activism, Blacks, Civil Rights, Cooperation
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Morris, Aldon – American Sociological Review, 1981
Argues that the Southern sit-in movement of 1960, though appearing to have developed in the spontaneous manner described by classic behavior theory, actually grew out of preexisting institutions and organizational forms. Discusses the role of Black churches, colleges, protest organizations, and leaders in the movement. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Activism, Behavior Theories, Black Community, Black Institutions
McCormick, Richardson P. – 1990
Rutgers University commemorated the twentieth anniversaries of the Black Student Protest Movement and the Educational Opportunity Fund in the academic year 1988-1989. This book presents a historical overview of the movement from the 1960s to the present. Seven chapters examine and discuss the activities of the movement, factors and forces which…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Activism, Black History, Black Students