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While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." ... Several months ago the affiliate here in Birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent…

African Americans-Civil Rights- Southern States

The New Abolitionists influenced a generation of activists struggling for civil rights and seeking to learn from the successes and failures of those who built the fantastically influential Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It is considered…

This document was attached to Dr. Farmer's syllabus and is the suggested bibliography of sources for his students to reference during the semester.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X was intended to be a true autobiography, with the name of Alex Haley appearing not at all or as a ghostwriter or as a mere contributor or assistant. However, with the assassination of Malcolm X in Harlem, NY on February…

The formation and development of the Black Muslim movement through its wide-ranging expressions in America today, focusing especially on Louis Farrakhan's movement as the true successor to the original Nation of Islam founded by Elijah Muhammad.

This book explains the development and meaning of the racial protest sweeping America today. It focuses on the history behind the Freedom Rides, Sit-ins, and prayer marches.

History of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

A classic work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology, and a cornerstone of African-American literary history. To develop this groundbreaking work, Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an…