southern organizing
Rev. Barber, Rev. Theoharis see the fall of the GOP Southern Strategy
November 6, 2020New Poor People’s Campaign co-chairs say they are adjusting their goals and actions in the post-election period and forward.
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Civil Rights veterans: ‘Fear was at the heart of Donald Trump’s campaign.’
November 23, 2016WASHINGTON — The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project (SLP) has issued the following statement regarding the election of Donald Trump: It is said that the Chinese word for “crisis” is a combination of two...
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Top UAW organizer: Union campaign at Nissan a civil rights fight
September 30, 2015"Unions are multi-cultural organizations that unite people around class issues, such as the abuse of low-pay temp workers,"
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“Death Blow to Jim Crow” comes highly recommended
July 15, 2014At its peak, the National Negro Congress (NNC) included over 3,000 civic, religious, fraternal, labor and community organizations representing millions people.
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A largely forgotten tale: Communist Party’s role in the South
June 24, 2014The Unemployed People's Movement: Leftists, Liberals, and Labor in Georgia, 1929-1941 challenges the notion that Southern white workers were incapable of action with African Americans.
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