Creator: ABC-CLIO with history teacher Krister Swanson
Description: This video introduces the four major organizations that led mobilization efforts in the civil rights movement.

Context and Things to Consider

• Pay attention to the growth of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the way in which it used the network of churches and religious leaders to advance civil rights causes.
• Consider the way in which the Southern Nonviolent Coordinating Committee differed in composition and philosophy from other civil rights organizations.
• Note the origins of the Congress for Racial Equality and how it differed from other organizations.
• Consider the varied actions taken by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the long history of this organization dating back to the early 20th century. What might be the strengths and limitations of such a historic and nationally recognized organization?
• Think about how the specific projects organized by civil rights groups were geared to gain attention from the public.