1. Civil Rights Organizations 1909 – 1960 Which organizations were best suited to change laws, change attitude, organize the most people?

2. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Founded: 1909 Founders: W.E.B. Dubois, Ida B. Wells and others Membership: Lawyers and intellectuals, black and white, north and south. Main Tactics: Court challenges to segregation and discrimination, voter registration drives. Video

3. Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Founded: 1942 Founders: James Farmer and Bayard Rustin Membership: Middle class blacks and whites, north and south. Main Tactics: Nonviolent Protest (Sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and Marches) Video

4. Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Founded: 1954 Founder: Martin Luther King Membership: Middle to upper class southern blacks, church goers. Tactics: Civil Disobedience and Non-violent protest (boycotts, marches) Video

5. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Founded: 1960 Founders: Ella Baker, Stokely Carmichael, John Lewis Membership: Black and white college students, north and south Tactics: Civil disobedience and non-violent protest (freedom rides, sit-ins, marches) Video