To Redeem the Soul of America
To Redeem the Soul of America

Author: Adam Fairclough

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9780820323466

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To Redeem the Soul of America looks beyond the towering figure of Martin Luther King, Jr., to disclose the full workings of the organization that supported him. As Adam Fairclough reveals the dynamics within the Southern Christian Leadership Conference he shows how Julian Bond, Jesse Jackson, Wyatt Walker, Andrew Young, and others also played a hand in the triumphs of Selma and Birmingham and the frustrations of Albany and Chicago. Joining a charismatic leader with an inspired group of activists, the SCLC built a bridge from the black proletariat to the white liberal elite and then, finally, to the halls of Congress and the White House.

Keeping the Dream Alive
Keeping the Dream Alive

Author: Thomas R. Peake

Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13:

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This first comprehensive history of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference demonstrates the fallacy of closing the record on the nonviolent movement with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. After exploring the campaigns, educational programs, experiments in nonviolent social relations, and impact of SCLC in the King years, this study continues the coverage through the 1970s into the middle 1980s. Basing his account on both the King records and, for the first time, the extensive recent materials of SCLC, the author examines the continuity of the organization and its dream in the contemporary world. The result is a spirited account valuable to both the general reader and the student of black Americans and nonviolence. Both the faith and the strategy of the nonviolent dream are shown as vital elements of SCLC in its three decades of activism.

Will D. Campbell Interview
Will D. Campbell Interview

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13:

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Discusses his attempts to "liberate" the University of Mississippi community in the area of race relations, his activities during the Southern desegregation crisis of the 1950s and 1960s, as a troubleshooter for the National Council of Churches, and his present organization. Also discusses the forming of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and several clerical and secular civil rights groups. Recalls his friendship with some members of the Ku Klux Klan. No tape available. Interviewer: unknown.

Dream a World Anew
Dream a World Anew

Author: Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1588345688

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Dream A World Anew is the stunning gift book accompanying the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It combines informative narratives from leading scholars, curators, and authors with objects from the museum's collection to present a thorough exploration of African American history and culture. The first half of the book bridges a major gap in our national memory by examining a wide arc of African American history, from Slavery, Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Great Migrations through Segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and beyond. The second half of the book celebrates African American creativity and cultural expressions through art, dance, theater, and literature. Sidebars and profiles of influential figures--including Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls, Ida B. Wells, Mordecai Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, and many others--provide additional context and interest throughout the book. Dream a World Anew is a powerful book that provides an opportunity to explore and revel in African American history and culture, as well as the chance to see how central African American history is for all Americans.