Montgomery--SNCC: Black Power (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 47)

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Montgomery, Lucile

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This folder contains a variety of mostly undated (1966?) documents, primarily related to black power. Unlike most of Lucile Montgomery's other folders, it contains few handwritten notes by her. The folder includes the following: a pamphlet about what voting and politics are, which incudes a map of Lowndes County, Alabama, voting precincts. An SDS statement on "black power and the Berkeley Conference." A Communist Party-USA document called "Black Power: New Imperalist Hoax." The agenda for the SDS Berkeley Conference on "black power and its challenges," which includes a flyer against the War in Vietnam. A Berkeley-based pamphlet urging support of the Lowndes County, Alabama, Freedom Organization with its Black Panther symbol. A socialist pamphlet, "In Defense of Black Power." An article by Stokely Carmichael called "Power and Racism." An August 1966 SNCC document called "We Want Black Power: Black Power: Notes and Comments." A statement by Monroe Sharp on the SNCC Black Power Movement

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Pamphlets Maps Reports And Surveys Flyers And Handbills Newsletters

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Montgomery--SNCC: Black Power (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 47)

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