Organizations
A variety of civil rights organizations have left their mark on race relations in the United States. Learn about the achievements of groups such as the National Urban League, NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference Profile
During the civil rights movement, a number of advocacy groups for people of color rose to prominence, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This profile about the Southern Christian Leadership Conference reveals the fundamental role the group played in the fight for civil rights.
Congress of Racial Equality Biography
This biography of the Congress of Racial Equality contains information about the group’s history and importance to the civil rights movement as well as facts about CORE today. Learn how CORE’s nonviolent techniques helped the organization win key battles in the fight for desegregation and an end to Jim Crow.
American Indian Movement Profile
This profile of the American Indian Movement outlines the organization’s history and most high-profile actions, such as the Wounded Knee siege and the Alcatraz Island occupation. Learn about the movement’s goals, accomplishments and legacy today with this biography.
The National Urban League: An Overview
The National Urban League is one of the oldest civil rights groups in the nation. The NUL’s history includes activism in the Civil Rights Movement, providing college scholarships to African American youth and the creation of its groundbreaking State of Black America report. Learn more about the league with the overview below.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Despite its name, the NAACP is made up of individuals from white, black and other racial backgrounds. Learn how this major civil rights group was formed as well as the major achievements in its multi-decade history.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
For decades, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has worked to secure the civil rights of a cross-section of Americans, including racial minorities. Today, it remains one of the key groups in the U.S. with a large influence on civil rights issues.
Black Panther Party
With the guns they brandished and their platform of self-defense, the Black Panther Party proved frightening to white America in the 1970s. Yet, the group managed to help black communities via its free breakfast program and efforts to end police brutality. Learn fact vs. fiction, as far as this militant organization is concerned.