1. Civil Rights Organizations

2. NAACP / Founded in 1909 / Legal arm of the civil rights movement / Appealed mainly to middle and upper class African Americans / Focused on gaining legal equality / Founded in 1909 / Legal arm of the civil rights movement / Appealed mainly to middle and upper class African Americans / Focused on gaining legal equality

3. National Urban League / Founded 1911 / Assisted people migrating to the north to find housing and jobs / Insisted on fair treatment for African Americans by employers and unions / Founded 1911 / Assisted people migrating to the north to find housing and jobs / Insisted on fair treatment for African Americans by employers and unions

4. CORE / Congress of Racial Equality was founded in 1942 by pacifists / Dedicated to bringing about change through nonviolent means / Congress of Racial Equality was founded in 1942 by pacifists / Dedicated to bringing about change through nonviolent means

5. SCLC / Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded in 1957 by MLK Jr. and other African American clergy / Advocated nonviolent protest / Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded in 1957 by MLK Jr. and other African American clergy / Advocated nonviolent protest

6. SNCC / Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded in 1960 by student civil rights workers / Became foot soldiers in the sit in movement / Started out as an interracial organization / Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded in 1960 by student civil rights workers / Became foot soldiers in the sit in movement / Started out as an interracial organization

7. Nation of Islam / Advocated Black Nationalism / Sought to separate Blacks and Whites / Did not actively seek political chang, but waited for Allah to create a Black Nation / Advocated Black Nationalism / Sought to separate Blacks and Whites / Did not actively seek political chang, but waited for Allah to create a Black Nation

8. Black Panthers / Founded in 1966 / Militant civil rights movement / Black Power Movement / Founded in 1966 / Militant civil rights movement / Black Power Movement