Black Panthers  was a revolutionary socialist  established community

organization programs such as free breakfast programs

founded in 1966 to combat police brutality
 promote social programs in
African American
communities.
CORE  Founded in 1942, CORE played
a significant role
in organizing nonviolent direct action
campaigns, including sit-ins and freedom
rides, to challenge segregation and
discrimination.
 Employed nonviolent direct
action tactics,
including the Freedom Rides.
for children, health clinics, and educational
initiatives.
 attention to the systemic
racism and inequality faced by African
Americans.
 emphasis on self-defense and
empowerment resonated with many in the
African American community
 A prominent civil rights
organization that organized
nonviolent protests, sit-ins, and
Freedom Rides to challenge
racial segregation and
discrimination.

Freedom Riders  Group of civil rights  Who rode interstate

actvists avna challenged boses in
segregation on interstate the segregated southern United
buses. States to challenge
 Faced violence, segregation laws and drew
intimidation, national attention to injustices.
and arrests during their
protests.
 Drew national
otention to the brutality of
segregation in the South.
 Contributed to the
desegregation of
interstate travon
Nation of Islam  Malcolm X later  A religious and political
movement advocating for the
advocacy for Black
social, economic, and political
empowerment. empowerment of African
 Promoted Black Americans, emphasizing self-
nationalism and self-reliance. reliance, separatism, and Black
pride.

National Urban League  Focused on economic  A civil rights

organization
empowerment and social justice
focused on economic
for African Americans. empowerment and social
justice for
African Americans and other
marginalized
SCLC  Founded by Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. and other civil rights leaders
 the SCLC played a crucial role
in organizing nonviolent protests and
advocating for civil rights legislation.
SNCC  John Lewis - Leader of the  A civil rights
Student Nonviolent organization founded by Martin
 Coordinating Committee
 Comprised of young activists,
SNCC played a key
role in organizing sit-ins, freedom rides,
and voter registration drives in the South.
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Key Figures and Organizations in the Civil Rights Movement
Luther King Jr. and others,
advocating for nonviolent
protest and civil disobedience
against racial injustice,
organizing events like the
Birmingham campaign and the
March on Washington.